Commonwealth v. Dixon

SHERTZ, Judge:

The sole question raised by Appellant is whether the court below erred in granting the Commonwealth’s petition for extension pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100(c) and in denying Appellant’s petition to dismiss. We answer that question in the affirmative and, hence, reverse the order of the court below denying and dismissing Appellant’s petition to dismiss the charges pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100(f).

The salient facts are as follows. Appellant was arrested on May 4, 1978, upon a complaint filed on the same date. 1 Following a preliminary hearing and arraignment, the matter was…