Commonwealth v. Cameron

SPAETH, Judge:

The only possibly meritorious issue raised on this appeal is whether the lower court erred in denying appellant’s petition for discharge under Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100(f). We are unable to decide this issue on the present state of the record.

Appellant filed his petition 398 days after the complaint was filed against him on February 6, 1974. Under Rule 1100(a)(1), appellant should have been brought to trial within 270 days after the complaint was filed. To determine whether any of the 128 days beyond the 270th day are excludable requires an assessment of five continuances, each granted…