Commonwealth v. Carson

510 Pa. 568 (1986)

510 A.2d 1233

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Lynn Lionel CARSON, III, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 7, 1986.

Decided June 27, 1986.

John J. Kennedy, Jr., Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Eberhardt, Deputy Dist. Atty., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing criminal charges against appellant because of the tardiness of the…