Commonwealth v. White

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

In order to reduce the backlog of criminal cases in the courts of common pleas and to provide an objective standard for the protection of a defendant’s right to a speedy trial, this Court adopted Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100 pursuant to our supervisory powers.1 Rule 1100 provides a fixed time period within which a criminal defendant must be brought to trial.2 It also provides a fixed period within *462which trial must commence after a motion for a new trial is granted.3 We adopted Rule 1100 effective June 8, 1973. Today we must decide if section (e) of Rule 1100 applies…