Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Riley
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 5, 2011No. 1590 MDA 2010PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
COLVILLE, J.:
The Commonwealth appeals the order dismissing the prosecution against Emanuel Riley pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 600. We reverse the order and remand for proceedings consistent herewith.
The Commonwealth filed a criminal complaint against Riley on February 21, 2009. He was arrested and was later released on bail. As of May 26, 2010, the 459th day after the complaint date, the case had not been tried. During those 459 days, there had been at least one defense continuance. That continuance accounted for the 55 days in the period of November 18, 2009, through January 11, 2010,…
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