Commonwealth v. Robinson

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

The Commonwealth appeals, by allowance, from an order of the Superior Court, 269 Pa.Super. 398, 410 A.2d 316, directing the discharge of appellee, David Robinson, on the ground that the Commonwealth failed to comply with this Court’s prompt trial rule, Pa.R.Crim.Proc. 1100. We conclude that the Superior Court erred.

I

Police filed written criminal complaints against appellee on October 26, 1974. Indictments were returned on November 20, 1974.

On December 24,1974, the matter was set for trial by jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia. However, the…