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COM. v. FIELDS

491 Pa. 609 (1980)

421 A.2d 1051

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Harold FIELDS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 31, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Corbett, Jr., David G. Metinko, Asst. Public Defenders, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Eberhardt, Deputy Dist. Atty., Dara A. DeCourcy, Asst. Dist. Atty., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

On June 4, 1979, appellant Harold Fields was brought to trial before a jury on one count each of murder of the first degree, murder of the third degree, voluntary manslaughter, carrying a firearm without a license, and former convict owning a firearm. Three days into the trial, the court, upon motion by appellant, declared a mistrial. On September 11, 1979, appellant filed an Application to Dismiss Indictments on the...

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