Commonwealth v. Akridge

WIEAND, Judge:

Rocky Akridge, appellant, was convicted non-jury of resisting arrest, indecent assault, and simple assault. Post-trial motions were denied and consecutive sentences of probation were imposed. On appeal, he argues that his motion in arrest of judgment should have been granted because he was not brought to trial within 180 days as required by Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100. More specifically, appellant avers that two extensions of time granted by the court were improper because the Commonwealth failed to show that it had exercised due diligence in commencing trial. Because we are unable to…