Commonwealth v. Jenkins

*302HOFFMAN, Judge:

The sole issue raised by the instant appeal is whether the Commonwealth violated Rule 1100 when it failed to bring appellant to trial until 321 days after the criminal complaint was issued. See Rule 1100(a)(2), Pa.R.Crim.P., 19 P.S. Appendix. We believe that the period for commencement of trial was properly extended and, therefore, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

On January 28, 1975, the Commonwealth filed a complaint charging appellant with burglary,1 robbery,2 rape,3 and related offenses arising out of a January 27, 1975 episode during which appellant and three companions…