Legal Opinion

In Re the Fourth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 3, 1986No. 97 W.D. Appeal Docket 1985PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The threshold question to be answered is the method and timeliness of appeal from a finding of civil contempt by the supervising judge of the Fourth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury (created by order dated May 8, 1985).

In March, 1985, Appellant (John Giovanni Balsamo) was convicted of various criminal charges. 1 Appellant was sentenced to no less than 16 and no more than 40 years imprisonment. Appellant filed an appeal of his conviction with the Superior Court, which is still pending.

The Investigating Grand Jury was empaneled on September 23, 1985 and on…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In Re the June 1979 Allegheny County Investigating Grand JurySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. In Re County Investigating Grand Jury of October 18, 1982Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Larocca v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Commonwealth v. BartleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Shovel Transfer & Storage, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Liquor Control BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Com. v. Gaines, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. Commonwealth v. GainesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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