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Commonwealth v. Schmoyer

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 22, 1980No. 765PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*408PRICE, Judge:

The Commonwealth appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County per the Honorable David E. Mellenberg denying the Commonwealth’s petition to extend the time for commencement of trial and discharging the appellee. The lower court predicated its order upon a finding that appellee’s right to a speedy trial under Pa.R. Crim.P. 1100 had been violated. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse the order, reinstate the criminal charges against appellee, and remand to the court of common pleas for trial to commence within one hundred and twenty (120) days.

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. SheltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. MayfieldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. EhredtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ParsonsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  2. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. MebaneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  4. Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. HarrisonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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