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COM. v. BURKE

344 Pa.Super. 288 (1985)

496 A.2d 799

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Joseph BURKE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 26, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elaine DeMasse, Assistant Public Defender, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Jane C. Greenspan, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WICKERSHAM, BECK and CERCONE, JJ.

BECK, Judge:

Appellant contends that the lower court erred in granting the Commonwealth's petition for extension of time pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 1100.

Rule 1100(a)(2) provides:

Trial in a court case in which a written complaint is filed against the defendant after June 30, 1974 shall commence no later than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date on which the complaint is filed.

On March 25, 1983, a criminal...

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