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COMMONWEALTH v. FUTCH

447 Pa. 389 (1972)

Commonwealth v. Futch, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 20, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sallie Ann Radick, Assistant Public Defender, with her John J. Dean, Assistant Public Defender, and George H. Ross, Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Campbell, Assistant District Attorney, with him Carol Mary Los, Assistant District Attorney, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, April 20, 1972:

We are asked to consider the effect of a claimed violation of Rule 1181 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure which prohibits "unnecessary delay" between arrest and the filing of a complaint and "preliminary arraignment" of a defendant. Defendant argues that as a result of the failure to comply with Rule 118, in-court identifications which...

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