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COMMONWEALTH v. BECHTEL

384 Pa. 184 (1956)

Commonwealth v. Bechtel, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

February 6, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert Blumberg, for appellant.

John R. Graham, Assistant District Attorney, with him Raymond R. Start, District Attorney and Joseph E. Pappano, First Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, BELL, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BELL, February 6, 1956:

Robert B. Bechtel, a student at Swarthmore College, was arrested on January 11, 1955, charged with the homicide of Francis Holmes Strozier, a fellow student. While awaiting indictment and trial he filed an application for a Commission under § 344 of The Mental Health Act of June 12, 1951, P.L. 533, 50 PS 1224. The Court thereupon appointed a Commission composed of Dr. George Wilson, Dr. Harvey Bartle, Jr., and Charles...

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