Commonwealth v. Hill

OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

In this consolidated appeal, Appellant Vernon Hill contends that the Superior Court erred by affirming the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 1100 (Rule 1100). Likewise, Appellant George Cornell contends that the Superior Court erred by reversing the trial court’s grant of his Rule 1100 motion to dismiss. We disagree with both Appellants and therefore, affirm the decisions of the Superior Court.

This Court promulgated Rule 1100 in order to give substantive effect to the United States Supreme Court’s…