COM. ex rel. HARRIS v. MAZURKIEWICZ


438 Pa. 552 (1970)

Commonwealth ex rel. Harris, Appellant, v. Mazurkiewicz.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 18, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard L. Segal, with him Julian King, and Needleman, Needleman, Segal & Tabb, for appellant.

James D. Crawford, Deputy District Attorney, with him Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION PER CURIAM, May 18, 1970:

The Order of the Court below is vacated, and the record is remanded with instructions that defendant be afforded a trial on the indictments outstanding against him, within thirty (30) days from the filing of this Order.

Mr. Justice ROBERTS dissents and would discharge appellant, his right to a speedy trial having been denied. See Smith v. Hooey, 393 U.S. 374, 89 S.Ct. 575 (1969); Hedgepeth...

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