Commonwealth v. McLellan

NIX, Judge:

This is an appeal from judgments of sentence entered upon jury verdicts finding appellant guilty of third degree murder and of lesser offenses arising out of the same criminal episode. Because appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, only those facts pertinent to the issues raised will be set forth herein.

Appellant first alleges that the trial court erred in granting the Commonwealth’s petition for extension under Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 1100. The relevant chronology i_s as follows:

February 28,1975: Complaint filed. Rule 1100(a) requires that…