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COMMONWEALTH v. COLUMBIA INV. CORP.

457 Pa. 353 (1974)

Commonwealth, Appellant, v. Columbia Investment Corporation.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Reargued April 18, 1974.

September 5, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Richman, Assistant District Attorney, with him Steven H. Goldblatt, Assistant District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellant.

George P. Williams, III, with him Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, for appellees.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, September 5, 1974:

The Commonwealth appeals from an order of the Superior Court that affirmed the trial court's quashing of indictments against appellees Columbia Investment Corporation, and two of its officers Herbert Burstein, and Jack Shapiro. The Superior Court held that appellees were "in the status of accused persons" when called to testify before an investigating grand jury. Therefore, according to the Superior Court, appellees...

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