COM. v. McNEAL


261 Pa.Super. 332 (1978)

396 A.2d 424

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Wansley O. McNEAL, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 22, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy H. Davis, Assistant Public Defender, Drexel Hill, for appellant.

Frank T. Hazel, District Attorney, Media, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


SPAETH, Judge:

The question raised on this appeal is whether appellant was denied effective assistance of counsel when counsel failed to preserve for appeal the question of timely trial under Rule 1100.

A criminal complaint charging appellant with theft by deception was filed on January 7, 1975. Two more such complaints were filed on March 12, 1975. At these times, appellant was a fugitive from Virginia authorities on unrelated charges. He was subsequently...

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