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PA. CRIME COMMISSION PETITIONS

446 Pa. 152 (1971)

Pennsylvania Crime Commission Petitions.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

December 29, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan J. Davis, with him Lester J. Schaffer, Ronald N. Rutenberg, Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen, Zink, Shinehouse & Holmes, and Rutenberg, Rutenberg, Rutenberg and Rutenberg, for appellants.

Alan L. Adlestein, Assistant Attorney General, with him Russell M. Coombs, Deputy Attorney General, and J. Shane Creamer, Attorney General, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before JONES, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY and BARBIERI, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE POMEROY, December 29, 1971:

This case presents a challenge to the personal and subject matter jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Court to determine whether appellants should be compelled to obey subpoenas to testify before the Pennsylvania Crime Commission.

The pertinent facts are that on May 3, 1971, appellants were served with subpoenas directing them to appear and give testimony before the Crime...

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