Defendant’s Rights • Pa.R.Crim.P. 600 • Speedy Trial • Excludible Delay
Commonwealth v. Mills, PICS Case No. 17-1043(Pa. June 20, 2017) Saylor, C.J.; Wecht, Todd and Donohue, J.J., concurring (9 pages).
The trial court properly found that defendant did not receive a speedy trial in accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 600 since certain time attributable to the normal progression of this case, and during which the Commonwealth was not trial-ready, did not constitute “delay” for purposes of Rule 600. The court reinstated a trial court order dismissing the charges against defendant.
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