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APPLICATION OF BIESTER

487 Pa. 446 (1979)

409 A.2d 853

In re Application of Edward G. BIESTER, Jr., Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Requesting an Order Directing that a Multicounty Investigating Grand Jury, Having Statewide Jurisdiction, be Summoned. Petition of HUDSON OIL REFINING CORP.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 26, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morey M. Myers, Scranton, Benjamin R. Jones, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Edward G. Biester, Jr., Atty. Gen., James J. West, Henry G. Barr, Deputy Attys. Gen., for respondents.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN and FLAHERTY, JJ.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Petitioner seeks the discharge of the multi-county investigating grand jury, alleging improper investigative activity. The supervising court of such a grand jury has the initial authority to consider such a petition, see Section 6(c) of the Investigating Grand Jury Act, Act of November 22, 1978, P.L. 1148, 19 P.S. § 270 (Supp. 1979-80); such petitions, presenting any challenge, should initially be presented to that court for consideration...

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