Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Murray

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 13, 1970No. Appeal, No. 1317PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Wright, P. J.,

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from an order of the court below granting a motion by Benjamin Murray to quash two indictments returned by the Grand Jury of Philadelphia County at June Sessions 1969. Bill No. 1246 charged aggravated robbery. Bill No. 1247 charged assault and battery upon a police officer and resisting arrest. There is no doubt as to the Commonwealth’s right to appeal: Commonwealth v. Banks, 203 Pa. Superior Ct. 198, 199 A. 2d 473.

The record discloses that Murray was arrested on April 5, 1969, as the result of an occurrence at Mascher and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BRUNOSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  2. Com. Ex Rel. Lockhart v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. Commonwealth v. MazarellaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Lockhart v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  5. Commonwealth v. LingleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. ButlerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. StudebakerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. IrbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Commonwealth v. Brown, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Cumberland County1974

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