COM. v. DeBLASE


542 Pa. 22 (1995)

665 A.2d 427

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

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 29, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel C. Stretton, Philadelphia, for T. DeBlase.

Mary McNeil Killinger, Norristown, for Commonwealth.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE and MONTEMURO, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

This case presents the sole issue of whether the three year, eight month delay of appellant's trial during which this Court considered appellant's second allocatur petition violated appellant's rights to a speedy trial and to due process so as to warrant the dismissal of all charges against him. We affirm the order of the Superior Court on the basis that no speedy trial...

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