Commonwealth v. Lewis

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division, of Philadelphia County, by the defendant-appellant, Reginald Lewis, after conviction in a non-jury trial of possession and delivery of a controlled substance; and from the denial of post-trial motions.

The criminal complaint was filed on January 17,1975. He was not arrested until May 16,1975. On December 16,1975, the defendant filed a petition for the dismissal of the charges against him for the failure of the Commonwealth to comply with the mandates of Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100. This was denied. He was…