Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/25/1974

Commonwealth v. Stewart

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456 Pa. 447
317 A.2d 616
1974 Pa. LEXIS 552

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during a murder trial, the court learned that the father of the victim was the tipstaff who was attending the jurors
during a murder trial, the court learned that the father of the victim was the tipstaff who was attending the jurors
manifest necessity required trial court to sua sponte declare a mistrial where court learned mid-trial that tipstaff who was serving jury was victim’s father
father of victim served as tipstaff and attended jurors during defendant's trial
father of victim served as tipstaff and attended jurors during defendant’s trial
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