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COM. v. GRIFFIN

257 Pa.Super. 153 (1978)

390 A.2d 758

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. James C. GRIFFIN. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Raymond HAMM. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. James W. HAMM, Jr.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 12, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred J. Sentner, Assistant District Attorney, Canonsburg, with him Jess D. Costa, District Attorney, Bentleyville, for Commonwealth, appellant.

George B. Stegenga, Washington, for appellees at Nos. 1000 and 1002.

Roger J. Ecker, Washington, for appellee at No. 1001.

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

PRICE, Judge:

This appeal by the Commonwealth is from the lower court's order dismissing charges against three defendants because of the prosecution's failure to comply with Pa.R. Crim.P. 1100. Because we find that trial did not commence within the rule's mandatory time period, we affirm.

On November 21, 1974, appellees were arrested and criminal complaints charging them with burglary1 were lodged against them. Appellees filed...

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