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COMMONWEALTH v. WHITE

469 Pa. 460 (1976)

366 A.2d 880

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Larry WHITE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 24, 1976.

Rehearing Denied December 28, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Dean, Anthony J. Lalama, Lester G. Nauhaus, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Eberhardt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

In order to reduce the backlog of criminal cases in the courts of common pleas and to provide an objective standard for the protection of a defendant's right to a speedy trial, this Court adopted Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100 pursuant to our supervisory powers.1 Rule 1100 provides a fixed time period within which a criminal defendant must be brought to trial.2 It also provides...

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