COM. ex rel. SPECTER v. SHIOMOS


457 Pa. 104 (1974)

Commonwealth ex rel. Specter, Petitioner, v. Shiomos.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 23, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin H. Belsky, Assistant District Attorney, with him Robert B. Lawler and Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorneys, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for petitioner.

John W. Packel, Assistant Defender, with him Robert A. Stein, Drew Salaman and Jonathan Miller, Assistant Defenders, and Vincent J. Ziccardi, Defender, for amici curiae.

Herbert L. Ocks, for Judge Thomas N. Shiomos, respondent.

Robert A. Newman, for Judge Merna B. Marshall, respondent.

Before JONES, C.J., EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, May 23, 1974:

The District Attorney of Philadelphia filed a petition in this Court seeking a Writ of Prohibition, pursuant to this Court's power under the Appellate Court Jurisdiction Act, Act of July 31, 1970, P.L. 673, No. 223, Art. II, § 201, 17 P.S. § 211.201(2),1 requesting this Court to prohibit the respondents, Judge Thomas N. Shiomos and Judge Merna...

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