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Commonwealth v. Sires

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 30, 1981No. 599PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROSKY, Judge:

Charges were filed against appellee for theft by receiving stolen property on September 12, 1978. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for September 20, 1978, but later rescheduled for October 6, 1978, on which day, the arresting officer—Trooper John Beggs—withdrew the charges. 1

Identical charges were filed by Trooper Beggs on March 8, 1979 and a preliminary hearing on the second complaint was scheduled for April 5, 1979. Sires filed a motion to dismiss under Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 1100 (hereinafter Rule 1100) alleging that he was not brought to trial within 180…

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MumichSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Commonwealth v. BraithwaiteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. BrennanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MeadiusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Commonwealth v. WhitingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. SimmsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. McClainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. ArdolinoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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