Commonwealth v. Norm

BECK, Judge.

The issue is whether the operation of an Agreement between the Philadelphia Public Defender and Court Administrator (the “Agreement”) affects the trial run date for purposes of Pa.R.Crim.P. 6013(g). The Agreement limits the number of felony waiver cases assigned to public defenders that may be listed in any one courtroom in a day. Rule 6013(g) requires that after trial in municipal court a defendant shall be brought to trial de novo in the court of common pleas within 90 days after filing a notice of appeal. We hold that delay in the scheduling of a trial date because of the…