Commonwealth v. Simon

MONTGOMERY, Judge:

Appellant was found guilty of robbery by a jury and, following the dismissal of post-trial motions and imposition of sentence, now appeals. He presents but one issue to us, that the lower court erred in denying his motion to dismiss filed pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100(f). Appellant argues that the procedural aspects of his case mandate a dismissal of the charges pursuant to Rule 1100. In order to analyze appellant’s contentions, we must briefly recite the underlying procedural history.

The complaint against appellant was filed May 19, 1975. Therefore, according to…