Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Wentzel

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 17, 1994No. 3643PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CIRILLO, Judge:

Barry G. Wentzel, Jr. appeals from a judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County on October 26, 1993. Wentzel argues that the trial court erred in denying his Rule 1100 motion to dismiss. We find Wentzel’s argument without merit and, therefore, affirm.

Rule 1100 requires that a defendant, at liberty on bail, must be brought to trial within 365 days from the date on which the complaint was filed. Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100(a)(3). Subsection (c)(3) of Rule 1100 provides that certain time periods are to be excluded in the calculation of the 365 days,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BrowneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Commonwealth v. PolskySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Commonwealth v. FisherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. SteltzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. BurkeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  3. Commonwealth v. JeffersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Commonwealth v. TorresSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  5. Com. v. Ashford, O., Jr.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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