Commonwealth v. Hollingsworth

CIRILLO, Judge:**

This case raises an issue concerning the Commonwealth’s burden of proof on a petition for an extension of time to commence trial under Pennsylvania’s speedy trial rule, Pa. R.Crim.P. 1100.

The appellant, Anna Hollingsworth, was tried by jury and convicted of maintaining lotteries and premises for illegal gambling, 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 5512, 5513. On appeal to this Court, a divided three-judge panel held that the Commonwealth had failed to prove its entitlement to an extension under Rule 1100(c), and therefore that the defendant’s right to a speedy trial had been violated; the panel…