COM. v. DeBLASE


431 Pa.Super. 100 (1994)

635 A.2d 1091

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Thomas DeBLASE, Appellee.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed January 7, 1994.

Application for Reargument or Reconsideration Denied February 23, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Macneil Killinger, Executive Asst. Dist. Atty., Norristown, for Com., appellant.

Samuel C. Stretton, West Chester, for appellee.

Before WIEAND, TAMILIA and HESTER, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge.

In this appeal we have been asked to review a trial court order which dismissed charges of murder, robbery and criminal conspiracy against Thomas DeBlase on grounds that his constitutionally guaranteed rights to due process and a speedy trial had been violated.

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