Commonwealth v. Griffin

PRICE, Judge:

This appeal by the Commonwealth is from the lower court’s order dismissing charges against three defendants because of the prosecution’s failure to comply with Pa.R. Crim.P. 1100. Because we find that trial did not commence within the rule’s mandatory time period, we affirm.

On November 21, 1974, appellees were arrested and criminal complaints charging them with burglary 1 were lodged against them. Appellees filed timely motions for suppression and applications to quash the indictments. On March 17, 1975, President Judge Charles G. Sweet ordered that a hearing on these matters be…