COM. v. HUGHES


256 Pa.Super. 105 (1978)

389 A.2d 623

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Philip J. HUGHES, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 12, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Finchbaugh, Assistant Public Defender, York, for appellant.

Donald L. Reihart, District Attorney, York, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WATKINS, President Judge, and JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT and SPAETH, JJ.


CERCONE, Judge:

In the instant appeal from his conviction for aggravated assault, for which he received a sentence of five to ten years imprisonment, appellant argues that he was denied his right to a speedy trial pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P., Rule 1100.1 We agree and will reverse.

On January 26, 1975, a written complaint was filed charging appellant with aggravated assault. Following his waiver of a preliminary hearing, a York County...

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