Commonwealth v. Guldin

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

On September 13,1976, appellee John Guldin was arrested and charged with arson and other related offenses in connection with a fire that was set to appellee’s home the night before in Philadelphia, which spread to six surrounding homes and endangered the lives of nearly twenty people in that area.

In accordance with Pa.Rule of Criminal Procedure 1100(a)(2),1 appellee was required to be brought to trial on or before March 13, 1977. At a status listing conference on February 10, 1977, the trial judge extended the Rule 1100 run-date from March 13,1977, until May 1,1977.2…