Case Name: Commonwealth v. Forrest, Appellant
Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1984-04-19
Citations: 327 Pa. Super. 593
Docket Number: No. 815
Parties: Commonwealth v. Forrest, Appellant.
Judges: Before SPAETH, President Judge, and CIRILLO and JOHNSON, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania Superior Court Reports
Volume: 327
Pages: 593–594

Head Matter:
474 A.2d 671
Commonwealth v. Forrest, Appellant.
Petition for Allowance of Appeal Granted Aug. 30, 1984.
Submitted December 15, 1983.
Robert J. Leibowitz, for appellant;
Jane Cutler Greenspan, Assistant District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.
Before SPAETH, President Judge, and CIRILLO and JOHNSON, JJ.

Opinion:
Remanded for the purpose of holding an evidentiary hearing within sixty days to ascertain whether or not appellant, through his trial counsel, made a choice, supported by a reasonable legal basis, not to challenge the police's due diligence during the period of July 4, 1980 to April 1, 1981; and whether or not the Commonwealth complied with Pa.R. Crim.P. 1100 by using due diligence in seeking to secure the presence of the appellant during the period of July 4, 1980 to April 1, 1981. Jurisdiction is relinquished.
SPAETH, President Judge, concurred in the result.