Commonwealth v. Brady

LUDWIG, J.,

This is a Superior Court Rule 46 opinion, the Commonwealth having appealed from our denial of its petition under the Witness Immunity Act of November 22, 1968, P. L. 1080 (No. 333), 19 PS §640.1, et seq.

Defendants are Warren Brady and Henry George, supervisors of Bensalem Township, Bucks County, each of whom was bound over to court on charges of extortion and prohibited acts by a public officer. A conspiracy charge against both was withdrawn by the district attorney at the preliminary hearing.

On February 16, 1973, separate bills of indictment against each defendant were presented…