COM. v. BAIRD

No. 23 WAP 2007.

975 A.2d 1113 (2009)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Scott D. BAIRD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 22, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. DeRiso, DeRiso & DeRiso, Pittsburgh, for Scott D. Baird.

Peter Glenn Flanigan, Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office, Greensburg, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, GREENSPAN, JJ.


OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

We allowed appeal to consider whether, for the purpose of assessing the government's compliance with the prompt-trial requirement of Rule of Criminal Procedure 600, notice to an attorney of a judicial proceeding serves as sufficient notice to the defendant-client.

In February 2003, Appellant Scott D. Baird was arrested and charged by written complaint with burglary, robbery, and resisting arrest. He was released that...

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