Commonwealth v. Zirkle

PRICE, Judge:

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth of an order by the court below granting the appellee’s motion in arrest of judgment, discharging the appellee, and dismissing the charges against her. We reverse the order of the lower court and remand the case to the court below.

A complaint, charging the appellee with various offenses, was filed against the appellee on June 23, 1975. Under the mandate of Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100(a)(2), 1 the Commonwealth had 180 days, or until December 22,1975, to bring the appellee to trial. On October 31, 1975, the Commonwealth filed a petition for an extension…