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Commonwealth v. Colon

Citations

  • 464 A.2d 388
  • 317 Pa. Super. 412
  • 1983 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3641

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  • due diligence exercised notwithstanding delay caused by failure of court’s warrant service to serve bench warrant on appellant
  • where only two days left before run date, Commonwealth entitled to extension since “it would have been tantamout to a physical impossibility to have [trial] rescheduled in those two days”
  • where only two days left before run date, Commonwealth entitled to extension since \it would have been tantamout to a physical impossibility to have [trial] rescheduled in those two days\
  • defendant found unavailable for period of 16 days, during which he was in jail in same county, having failed to notify Commonwealth of his change of address upon being incarcerated in violation of Rule 4013(c)

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Judges: Spaeth, Rowley, Cirillo

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