Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Myers

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 20, 1978No. 132PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*198SPAETH, Judge:

The only issue raised on this appeal is whether the lower court was correct in granting the Commonwealth two extensions under Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100(c).

Appellant, citing Commonwealth v. Ray, 240 Pa.Super. 33, 360 A.2d 925 (1976), contends that the extensions should not have been granted because "the Commonwealth merely filed form petitions alleging due diligence and fail[ed] to allege any supporting facts." However, it appears that the criticism of form petitions in Ray was premised on the combination of a form petition and the absence of a hearing; we do not read Ray to hold that…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Commonwealth v. TomeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. KrallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LambSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. JacksonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. MinesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. WalentoskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. AkridgeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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