Commonwealth v. Payton

FORD ELLIOTT, Judge:

Appellant comes before us challenging the judgment of sentence entered April 12, 1995, following appellant’s conviction at bench trial for the offenses of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving without headlights. Prior to trial appellant had filed a motion to dismiss the charges against him due to the Commonwealth’s failure to bring him to trial within the time periods prescribed by Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 1100, 42 Pa. C.S.A. (Rule 1100). The trial court held a hearing on the motion and denied same September 19, 1994. A motion for…