Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Coleman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 23, 1978No. 240PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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O’BRIEN, Justice.
This appeal by the Commonwealth is from an order of the Superior Court which reversed the judgment of sentence and ordered that Joshua Coleman, appellee, be discharged pursuant to Rule 1100 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.
On September 24, 1974, Coleman was charged with burglary and theft. Prior to trial and the running of the 180-day period, the Commonwealth filed a petition for extension of time pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100(c). After a hearing and argument on the matter, the court below granted the Commonwealth’s petition. On April 22,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by106 opinions
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