Commonwealth v. Watson

How courts have described this case

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• noting that Pennsylvania case law suggests that the Commonwealth may not be held accountable for delay caused by defense continuances
• explaining Rule 600 and noting that defense continuances could not be attributed to the Commonwealth and properly constituted excludable time
• explaining Rule 600 and noting that defense continuances could not be attributed to the Commonwealth and properly constituted excludable time
• “Addressing [Watson’s] claim of trial court error first, we observe that he directs us to no authority, and we are aware of none, to support his contention that counsel must obtain a defendant’s permission prior to requesting a continuance.” (footnote omitted)
• “[W]e observe that [the defendant] directs us to no authority, and we are aware of none, to support his contention that counsel must obtain a defendant’s permission prior to requesting a continuance.”
• “[Watson] fails to develop any argument, let alone one substantiated by authority, to advance the theory that the Commonwealth may be held accountable for delay caused by defense continuances. Our jurisprudence has suggested the opposite.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Commonwealth v. Leaner
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-01-08· cited 105×
• Saint Peter’s University Hospital, Inc. v. Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. (079097) (Middlesex County and Statewide)
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2017-07-24· cited 87×
• Commonwealth v. McCarthy
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-02-06· cited 38×
• Commonwealth v. Plowden
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-03-08· cited 26×
• Com. v. Herring, C.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-03-07· cited 23×
• Com. v. Robinson, C.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2025-06-24

Cites

6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Commonwealth v. Grant
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-12-31· cited 1,205×
• Commonwealth v. Holmes
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-10-30· cited 731×
• Commonwealth v. Hunt
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-09-10· cited 227×
• Commonwealth v. Peterson
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-05-04· cited 73×
• Commonwealth v. Lynn
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-01-13· cited 44×
• Commonwealth v. Wells
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-03-10· cited 19×