Commonwealth v. Bell

PRICE, Judge:

This appeal presents yet another new and very narrow question for decision under Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100. Where the action is instituted against a juvenile by a delinquency petition and subsequently certified to the Criminal Division of a Court of Common Pleas for full criminal trial, when does the allowable period of 180 days under Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100 start for purposes of insuring prompt trial? The lower court answered this question by starting the time on the date of filing the delinquency petition and granted appellee’s petition to dismiss and discharged appellee. We reverse.

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