Commonwealth v. Mitchell

I respectfully dissent. On July 15, 1974, a criminal complaint was filed against the appellant, charging him with burglary1 and theft by unlawful taking.2 On March 26, 1975, the appellant was convicted of these charges by a jury. The appellant now claims that his right to a speedy trial was denied in that he had not been brought to trial within 180 days from the date the criminal complaint was filed against him, as required by Pa. *571R.Crim.P. 1100(a) (2).3 After careful examination of the record, I agree with this contention, and would therefore reverse the judgment of sentence and discharge…