Commonwealth v. Dixon

JACOBS, President Judge:

This appeal is brought from a judgment of sentence imposed upon Hubert Dixon following his conviction of nine counts of robbery, criminal conspiracy, and possession of instruments of crime. Appellant raises nine allegations of error, his second contention being that the lower court erred in not dismissing the case because of a violation of Pa.R. Crim.P. 1100.1 We vacate the judgment of sentence and remand for an evidentiary hearing on the Rule 1100 issue.

On the morning of January 15, 1975, three men entered and robbed a bar in Chester, Pennsylvania. Criminal complaints…