Commonwealth v. Rodgers

Appellant appeals from a denial of his application for dismissal pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100 filed 185 days from date of his arrest. Appellant alleges the cause for delay was the trial court’s ex parte order for investigation made after the trial court had refused to accept a plea bargain agreement, presented to it for approval.

The following procedural history of the case is established by appellant’s brief and accepted by the Commonwealth: On January 1, 1976, a criminal complaint was filed against appellant on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a *290Minor,1 three charges of…