Commonwealth v. Grant

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

In 1963 appellant was found guilty on charges contained in seven different indictments. As a result of a post-conviction appeal he was awarded a new trial on February 19, 1968, on all convictions.

On March 22,1968, appellant appeared in the County Court of Philadelphia, at which time the Commonwealth, over appellant’s objection and request for an immediate jury trial, was granted a nolle prosequi under Eule 314 of the Pennsylvania Eules of Criminal Procedure. Appellant now maintains that he was denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial, as interpreted in Klopfer…