Court Opinion

ID: 9701506
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 22:21:55.238723+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:06:02.143741
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SPAETH, Judge,
dissenting:
I should remand this case for a hearing. See Commonwealth v. Twiggs, 460 Pa. 105, 331 A.2d 440 (1975). One question that must in any event be answered is whether appellant did in fact receive notice of the Commonwealth’s petition to extend under Rule 1100(c). This question can only be answered by remanding for a Twiggs hearing, at which appellant, his first attorney, and any other person with knowledge, may testify on the record with respect to the service of the petition. If the evidence shows that appellant or his attorney did receive notice, then the lower court will not need any further testimony. If, however, the evidence shows that appellant or his attorney did not receive notice, then the court must reach the question of whether either or both of appellant’s trial counsel were ineffective in failing to raise the issue of lack of notice.
I should remand the case for a hearing.