Commonwealth v. Snyder

761 A.2d 584 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Keith E. SNYDER, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued June 19, 2000.

Filed October 17, 2000.

John P. Moses, Wilkes-Barre, for appellant.

Scott C. Gartley, Asst. Dist. Atty., Wilkes-Barre, for Com., appellee.

BEFORE: CAVANAUGH, KELLY, POPOVICH, JOHNSON, HUDOCK, FORD ELLIOTT, EAKIN, TODD and MONTEMURO,[*] JJ.

CAVANAUGH, J.:

¶ 1 Did the trial court err when it concluded that there were valid reasons to justify the delay in filing the criminal charges against Keith Snyder until they were filed and that the reasons for the delay in…