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COM. v. MEADIUS

870 A.2d 802 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. David MEADIUS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 29, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Bruce Rudolf, Esq., Pittsburgh, for David Meadius.

Michael Wayne Streily, Esq., Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

We allowed appeal in this matter to determine whether a criminal defendant's rule-based entitlement to a prompt trial was infringed when the Commonwealth filed a criminal complaint, withdrew that complaint, filed a second complaint listing identical charges, and then failed to bring the defendant to trial within one year of the first (but not the second) filing.

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