Case Name: Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson, Appellant, v. Johnson
Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1972-06-15
Citations: 221 Pa. Super. 304
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 145
Parties: Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson, Appellant, v. Johnson.
Judges: Before Wright, P. J., Watkins, Jacobs, Hoffman, Spaulding, Cercone, and Packel, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania Superior Court Reports
Volume: 221
Pages: 304–306

Head Matter:
Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson, Appellant, v. Johnson.
Submitted March 20, 1972.
Before Wright, P. J., Watkins, Jacobs, Hoffman, Spaulding, Cercone, and Packel, JJ.
John C. Butera and Butera and Detwiler, for appellant.
Stewart J. Greenleaf, Assistant District Attorney, William T. Nicholas, First Assistant District Attorney, and Milton O. Moss, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.
June 15, 1972:

Opinion:
Opinion
Per Curiam,
At the expiration of appellant's Pennsylvania prison sentence he was continued in custody on the authority of an outstanding South Carolina detainer. He first complains that he was not taken before a magistrate with all practicable speed. The record shows, however, that he was given a hearing within one week after final approval of his parole plan. Cf. Commonwealth v. McCaine, 218 Pa. Superior Ct. 274, 275 A. 2d 867 (1971) (63 day delay prior to hearing). Second, appellant asserts his constitutional right to a speedy trial. This issue is beyond the limited scope of inquiry permissible in an extradition proceeding in an asylum state and, therefore, can be raised only in the demanding state.
Judgment affirmed.