COMMONWEALTH v. MONTIONE


720 A.2d 738 (1998)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Charles MONTIONE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Nocito, Kingston, for Charles Montione.

Eugene M. Talerico, Jr., Michael J. Barrasse, Scranton, for the Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, and NEWMAN, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

We granted allocatur in this case solely to resolve an issue of first impression whether filing pretrial motions tolls the statutory time limitations of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9101 et seq.

On December 23, 1994, the Lackawanna County district attorney, pursuant to the IAD, filed a request for temporary custody of appellant who was then serving a 168 month...

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