Case Title: Commonwealth v. Louden (Concurring Opinion)

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State: pennsylvania

Court: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Date: 2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

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[J-71-2000 ] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. LARRY E. LOUDEN, SR., Appellant : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 256 M.D. Appeal Docket 1999 Appeal from the Order of Superior Court entered February 11, 1999 at No. 769HBG97, affirming the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County, Criminal Division, entered January 18, 1997 at 94-10970. 737 A.2d 808 (Pa. Super. 1999) SUBMITTED: May 2, 2000 CONCURRING OPINION MR. JUSTICE CASTILLE DECIDED: August 20, 2002 I join the majority opinion. As the majority notes, this case is being considered along with Commonwealth v. Scher, A.2d (Pa. ____). I have filed a concurring opinion in Scher, addressing my view of the proper standard to be applied under the second part of the due process test set forth in United States v. Marion, 404 U.S. 307 (1971), and United States v. Lovasco, 431 U.S. 783 (1977), which involves consideration of the reasons for the delay. Since the majority here decides this case exclusively with reference to the first part of the Marion/Lovasco test, which requires a showing of actual prejudice, I join.