Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Winn
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 19, 1984No. 1220PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WICKERSHAM, Judge:
On April 14, 1981, Judge Richard B. Klein, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, presided over a Rule 1100 hearing, and denied the Commonwealth’s “Petition for Extension under Rule 1100,” as being untimely filed and granted appellee’s “Motion to Dismiss under Rule 1100.” The Commonwealth has appealed. We reverse.
A review of the entries in the Quarter Session file reflects the following chronology:
9/18/80: criminal complaint filed.
12/15/80: appellee arrested. Preliminary hearing scheduled for 12/24/80. .
12/24/80: complainant failed to appear. Preliminary hearing continued to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Commonwealth v. GenoveseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. BrocklehurstSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FisherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Commonwealth v. LaurieSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Commonwealth v. BranchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Commonwealth v. CruzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. BomboySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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