Commonwealth v. Twiggs

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided 1975-01-27

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OPINION OF THE COURT ROBERTS, Justice. Appellant Harry Twiggs was arrested on January 5, 1972, for the murder of Thomas Cirwithian. Thrice a jury was empanelled to try Twiggs. The first jury could not reach a verdict, and the court declared a mistrial. Appellant’s second trial also ended in a mistrial when appellant was wounded by a sheriff as he tried to esca…

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