Commonwealth v. Anderson

OPINION BY

KLEIN, J.:

¶ 1 Steven Anderson appeals the trial court’s decision to deny his motion to dismiss pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 600 in which he claimed the Commonwealth did not use due diligence in bringing his case to trial under the rule. After a thorough review of the record, we affirm. 1

¶ 2 Here, the mechanical run date was December 9, 2005. The matter was listed for trial on December 1, 2005. None of the subsequent continuances could have been avoided despite due diligence of the Commonwealth, so there was no violation of Rule 600. The history of the further…