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COM. v. CARSON

510 Pa. 568 (1986)

510 A.2d 1233

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Lynn Lionel CARSON, III, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 27, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Kennedy, Jr., Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Eberhardt, Deputy Dist. Atty., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing criminal charges against appellant because of the tardiness of the prosecutor in appearing for trial.

Appellant, Lynn Lionel Carson, III, was charged with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, with one count of possession of a controlled substance, and with the summary offense of driving while...

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