COM. v. ROBINSON


498 Pa. 379 (1982)

446 A.2d 895

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. David ROBINSON.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 25, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric B. Henson, Deputy Dist. Atty., for appellant.

John W. Packel, Chief, Appeals Div., Leonard Sosnov, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

The Commonwealth appeals, by allowance, from an order of the Superior Court, 269 Pa.Super. 398, 410 A.2d 316, directing the discharge of appellee, David Robinson, on the ground that the Commonwealth failed to comply with this Court's prompt trial rule, Pa.R.Crim.Proc. 1100. We conclude that the Superior Court erred.

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