COM. v. SWEENEY


376 Pa.Super. 476 (1988)

546 A.2d 624

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. William SWEENEY. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Kurt HECKER. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. John HARTUNG. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. John MATTERO. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Joseph MALLON.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 14, 1988.

Reargument Denied August 29, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Graci, Deputy Attorney General, Media, for Com., appellant.

Steven C. Leach, Assistant Public Defender, Media, for Sweeney, appellee (at 2104).

William A. George, Media, for Hecker, appellee (at 2105).

James P. McHugh, Media, for Hartung, appellee (at 2106).

Arthur T. Donato, Jr., Media, for Mattero, appellee (at 2107).

Robert A. Auve, Ridley Park, for Mallon, appellee (at 2108).

Before ROWLEY, WIEAND and MONTEMURO, JJ.


ROWLEY, Judge:

These consolidated appeals by the Commonwealth are from the trial court's order dated July 10, 1987, denying appellant's application for an extension of time for the commencement of trial pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100 and granting the appellees' petitions to dismiss. We reverse.

Although no trial has yet been held, this is the second time these cases have been before our Court on appeal by the Commonwealth. On October 11, 1984, criminal complaints...

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