Case Name: Commonwealth ex rel. Harris, Appellant, v. Mazurkiewicz
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1970-05-18
Citations: 438 Pa. 552
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 269
Parties: Commonwealth ex rel. Harris, Appellant, v. Mazurkiewicz.
Judges: Before Bell, C. J., Cohen, Eagen, O’Brien, Roberts and Pomeroy, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 438
Pages: 552–553

Head Matter:
Commonwealth ex rel. Harris, Appellant, v. Mazurkiewicz.
Argued May 7, 1970.
Before Bell, C. J., Cohen, Eagen, O’Brien, Roberts and Pomeroy, JJ.
Bernard, L. Segal, with him Julian King, and Needleman, Weedleman, Segal & Tabb, for appellant.
James D. Crawford, Deputy District Attorney, with him Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.
May 18, 1970:

Opinion:
Opinion
Per Curiam,
The Order of the Court below is vacated, and the record is remanded with instructions that defendant be afforded a trial on the indictments outstanding against him, within thirty (30) days from the filing of this Order.
Mr. Justice Roberts dissents and would discharge appellant, his right to a speedy trial having been denied. See Smith v. Hooey, 393 U.S. 374, 89 S. Ct. 575 (1969); Hedgepeth v. United States, 364 F. 2d 684 (D.C. Cir. 1966) ; American Bar Association Project on Minimum Standards for Criminal Justice, Standards Relating to Speedy Trial, Section 4.1 (approved Draft 1968).
Mr. Justice Jones took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.