Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Garbett

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 12, 1978No. 1796PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, Judge:

Appellant was convicted of attempted burglary and was sentenced to six to twenty-three months imprisonment. He *492now argues that his petition to dismiss the indictment pursuant to Rule 1100(f) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure should have been granted, and that he should therefore be discharged.

On July 25, 1975, a criminal complaint was filed against appellant, and he was arrested and charged with attempted burglary and possession of an instrument of crime. On July 26 he was arranged, and on July 28 the preliminary hearing was held. At the hearing the charges were…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. SheltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. O'SheaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. WhitakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GenoveseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Commonwealth v. OwenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Commonwealth v. LeibSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Commonwealth v. BrennanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. ArdolinoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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