Commonwealth v. Bomboy

HESTER, Judge:

Appellant appeals from the judgment of sentence entered upon his conviction of writing fourteen bad checks. He challenges the trial court’s finding that the Commonwealth exercised due diligence in searching for him while he eluded arrest, justifying an extension of his trial date under Pa.R. Crim.P. 1100. He also challenges the court’s interpretation of Rule 1100(c) which allowed the Commonwealth to file a petition for extension more than 180 days after the complaints were issued. We are persuaded that the painstaking analysis of President Judge James F. McClure, Jr., is…