Commonwealth v. Martofel

JACOBS, Judge:

Appellant was found guilty of statutory rape 1 following a jury trial in the court below. Appellant now makes three arguments in support of his contention that he was denied the right to a speedy trial as provided by Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100. Two of those arguments are wholly frivolous. The third, while bearing close consideration, leaves us unpersuaded. We affirm.

The lower court found the following facts: The incident giving rise to the charges occurred on October 14, 1974. A complaint was filed on October 16, 1974. On that same day, the Chief of the Swatara Township Police went to…