269 Pa. Super. 424 - Commonwealth v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
11
cited by 11 later decisions
1
states following
December 1983
most recently cited
11 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Shelton · Commonwealth v. Mayfield · Commonwealth v. Smith · 249 Pa. Super. 107 - Commonwealth v. Metzger · 262 Pa. Super. 258 - Commonwealth v. Smith
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“Although the Commonwealth indicated the criminal case inventory as of September 1, 1977, it presented no evidence of the number of criminal cases pending between September 1, 1977, and December 13, 1977. The only explanation for the Commonwealth’s failure to try appellant after appellant’s attorney returned from vacation was the prosecutor’s statement that after a continuance, the court administrator does not automatically place the case at the top of the assignment board as the prosecutor’s next case. The Commonwealth has not shown that it did ‘everything reasonable within [its] power to see that the case is tried on time.’ Commonwealth v. Smith, [ 477 Pa. 424, 428 , 383 A.2d 1280, 1282 (1978)]. ‘The prosecutor and the court administrator are both responsible for the management of the court calendar.’ Commonwealth v. Metzger, 249 Pa.Super. 107, 115 , 375 A.2d 781, 785 (1977). 269 Pa.Super. at 429 , 410 A.2d at 332 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage““Henceforth, the trial court may grant an extension under rule 1100(c) only upon a record showing: (1) the ‘due diligence’ of the prosecution, and (2) certification that trial is scheduled for the earliest date consistent with the court’s business; provided that if the delay is due to the court’s inability to try the defendant within the prescribed period, the record must also show the causes of the court delay and the reasons why the delay cannot be avoided.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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