Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1980

Commonwealth v. Akridge

Commonwealth v. Akridge
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided June 19, 1980 · Larsen
422 A.2d 487; 492 Pa. 90; 1980 Pa. LEXIS 887 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

Commonwealth v. Akridge

Opinion

*91 ORDER

PER CURIAM:

This matter comes before us on petitioner’s petition for allowance of appeal from the Superior Court’s order remanding for an evidentiary hearing on the question of whether or not the Commonwealth, at two prior hearings on Commonwealth’s petitions for extension of time under Pa.R. Crim.P. 1100, had sufficient evidence to establish its “due diligence” requirement under that rule, Commonwealth v. Akridge, 275 Pa.Super.-, 419 A.2d 18 (1980).

In our view, such a remand for a “second bite” of the Commonwealth’s evidentiary burden on the “due diligence” requirement of Rule 1100 is in contradiction to the mandates we set forth in Commonwealth v. Ehredt, 485 Pa. 191, 401 A.2d 358 (1979).

We therefore grant the petition for allowance of appeal and reverse the order of the Superior Court with directions that petitioner be discharged.

LARSEN, J., dissents.

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