Commonwealth v. Guffey’s Empirical Analysis

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1. ““Good cause” for Rule 1405(A) purposes must necessarily be determined on a case-by-case basis. We trust that our courts will take heed of the official comment to Rule 1405(A), which states that good cause extensions ‘are intended to be the exception rather than the rule,’ and that ‘Paragraph A(2) is not intended to sanction pro forma requests for continuances. Rather it permits the judge to extend the time limit for sentencing under extraordinary circumstances only.’ At the very least, we read this rule to require that the delay (1) arise from a specific, articulable cause which is (2) not attributable to the Commonwealth’s own negligence or deliberate misconduct.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2000 Pa. Super. 270 - Commonwealth v. Adams