Commonwealth v. Checo

SIBUM, J.,

Defendant has filed a pretrial motion requesting that he be discharged from *261prosecution for failure of the Commonwealth to comply with rule 600 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. In his motion, defendant also renews a prior pretrial motion seeking to exclude from evidence at trial the preliminary hearing transcript of a deceased witness. For the reasons that follow, we will deny defendant’s motion.

BACKGROUND

Defendant was arrested on April 16, 2009 on drug charges. A criminal complaint was filed that same day charging defendant with possession with intent to deliver a…