Commonwealth v. Harris

MONTEMURO, Judge:

Appellant, Jerome Harris, was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault and attempted murder on March 29, 1976. His conviction was affirmed by the Superior Court on May 16, 1978. Subsequently, appellant filed a post-conviction petition alleging ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to preserve the issue of speedy trial for appeal. The lower court denied relief on July 12, 1979 and appellant now appeals this denial.

The original trial date should have been in mid-January of 1976. On January 5, 1976, the Commonwealth obtained an order from the trial court extending the…