Commonwealth v. Mayfield

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

This case presents the issue whether Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100(c) 1 ever permits a trial court to grant a timely application by the prosecution to extend the prescribed time for trial on the sole ground that the court cannot provide trial within the prescribed period. Rule 1100(c) provides that applications by the Commonwealth attorney to extend time “shall be granted only if trial cannot be commenced within the prescribed period despite due diligence by the Commonwealth.” 2 The Superior Court concluded that this provision does not permit extensions predicated…