Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania Crime Commission Subpoena
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 19, 1973No. Appeals, Nos. 361 and 366PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Nix,
The instant controversy arose during the Pennsylvania Crime Commission’s (hereinafter cited as Commission) investigation into charges of widespread official corruption -within the Philadelphia Police Department and an evaluation of the law enforcement services being rendered by that body to the citizens of the City of Philadelphia. Pursuant to these activities on September 11, 1972, the Commission served a subpoena duces tecum upon the Philadelphia Commissioner of Police, Joseph F. O’Neill (hereinafter cited as Police Commissioner) .
On motion of the Police…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Donaldson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Hannah v. LarcheSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Annenberg v. RobertsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Pennsylvania Crime Commission PetitionsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Cathcart v. CrumlishSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Pirillo v. PirilloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. WeitkampSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Larock v. Sugarloaf Township Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- In Re District Attorney's Investigation of Police Shooting of ReyesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- In re L.J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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