Commonwealth v. Burke

BECK, Judge:

Appellant contends that the lower court erred in granting the Commonwealth’s petition for extension of time pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 1100.

Rule 1100(a)(2) provides:

Trial in a court case in which a written complaint is filed against the defendant after June 30,1974 shall commence no later than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date on which the complaint is filed.

On March 25, 1983, a criminal complaint was filed against appellant, resulting in a Rule 1100 run date to September 21, 1983. The case was scheduled for trial on June 1, 1983 but because the…