Commonwealth v. Jessup

MELLENBERG, J.,

Defendant, Scott A. Jessup, has filed an appeal from a conviction for the summary offense of speeding. Defendant has asked, by pretrial motion, that this court dismiss the charge because of a delay by the district justice in rendering his decision.

On January 21, 1989, defendant was cited for speeding under section 3362(a)(2) of Title 75, the Motor Vehicle Code. Defendant pled not guilty, and a hearing was held before District Justice Theodore L. Russiano on April 14, 1989, after which the district justice took the matter under advisement. On November 20, 1989, seven months…