COMMONWEALTH v. PETRISKO


432 Pa. 250 (1968)

Commonwealth v. Petrisko, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 12, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Henderson, for appellant.

Carol Mary Los, Assistant District Attorney, with her Charles B. Watkins, Assistant District Attorney, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, November 12, 1968:

On December 11, 1967, the appellant, George J. Petrisko, was arrested in Allegheny County on the charge of murder. He was arraigned before a committing magistrate the following day and held without bail for trial. On January 17, 1968, the grand jury returned a true bill. On June 27, 1968, Petrisko, not having been tried on the indictment, filed a petition for discharge from...

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