Commonwealth v. Prendergast
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County
1Opinion of the Court
deFURIA, J.,
Defendant has petitioned for pretrial relief under rule 304 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Defendant stands indicted under June sessions 1969, no. 210, for failure to stop motor vehicle after an accident, under no. 211 for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, and under no. 212 for involuntary manslaughter.
Defendant initially filed three pretrial requests. The attack on the constitutionality of the chemical test statute, infra, has been withdrawn. The “application” for a ruling on defendant’s right to plead guilty to one…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TanchynSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Wells v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1959
- Commonwealth ex rel. Spencer v. BanmillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965