COM. v. PERRY


296 Pa.Super. 359 (1982)

442 A.2d 808

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Robert PERRY, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 12, 1982.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied June 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Packel, Chief, Appeals, Assistant Public Defender, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Eric B. Henson, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before CERCONE, P.J., and WATKINS and HOFFMAN, JJ.


WATKINS, Judge:

This case comes to us on appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, and involves defendant's claim that the charges against him should have been dismissed because the Commonwealth failed to demonstrate "due diligence" in bringing the defendant to trial at the hearing held on the Commonwealth's petition to extend the time for trial.

The defendant was arrested and charged...

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