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COM. v. PERKINS

496 Pa. 482 (1981)

437 A.2d 1143

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. Barry Robert PERKINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. DiTomo, Jr., court-appointed, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Kenneth Gallant, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, KAUFFMAN and WILKINSON, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia denying appellant's claim for relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. Appellant alleges that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to raise a timely motion to dismiss charges on the ground that trial was not commenced within the time required by Pa.R.Crim.P. 1100. Because we conclude...

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