Commonwealth v. Wilson

VAN der VOORT, Judge:

The lower court denied the Commonwealth’s petition to extend the trial to a date beyond the 180 days set up by Rule 1100, and granted a motion to quash, which the court treated as a motion to dismiss under Rule 1100(f).

The Commonwealth has appealed.

We affirm.

In this case, the complaints were filed on October 26, 1977. On November 4, 1977, at defendant’s request a rule was issued, returnable in 7 days for a line-up. The Commonwealth answered the rule in 10 days, on November 14, and on November 15, 1977 the court issued an order directing a line-up. The Commonwealth set up…