COM. v. NAVARRO


499 Pa. 279 (1982)

453 A.2d 308

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Linda NAVARRO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 10, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Packel, Chief, Appeals Div., Leonard Sosnov, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Ann C. Lebowitz, Asst. Dist. Attys., Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT and HUTCHINSON, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

This case involves our 180-day rule, Pa.R.Crim.Proc. 1100. On October 18, 1977, a written complaint was filed against appellant Linda Navarro charging her with assault. Thirty-four days later, on November 21, 1977, the Commonwealth withdrew the charges because of the death of the victim, a death unrelated to the alleged assault. On March 16, 1978, 115 days after the Commonwealth's withdrawal of the charges, a second...

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