Commonwealth v. Moody

CASSIMATIS, J.,

Testimony was taken in a hearing de novo on the summary conviction appeal of the defendant, Richard L. Moody, on the charge of harassment under Pennsylvania Crimes Code §2709(1). At the conclusion of the testimony, the court reserved decision and directed counsel to brief the issue of whether the charges should be dismissed in view of the fact that the alleged incident occurred on November 30, 1983. The citation was filed on January 13,1984, and the hearing before the district justice did not take place until December 15, 1992. The court directed counsel to brief the issue…