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ENM Law News: Successful Rule 600 motion

by | Jan 27, 2017 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Rule 600 of PA Criminal Procedure guarantees a criminal defendant the right to a speedy trial. Failure to bring a case to trial within the required period of time results in dismissal of the charges. Read more about Rule 600 here.

A client recently came to Attorney Nevins because of a second offense DUI charge which had been filed against him in 2013. This client moved out of the state after the charge was filed and a bench warrant was issued as a result of his failure to appear at proceedings. During the time that he was living out of state, the client was stopped twice for unrelated traffic offenses. Local police informed PA police both times that the client was in custody on the warrant, but PA declined to extradite (bring him back to PA) on each occasion.

Attorney Nevins filed a Rule 600 motion and a hearing was scheduled. Upon reviewing Attorney Nevins’ arguments, the District Attorney’s office decided not to proceed with the case and the charge was dismissed. This client avoided a mandatory 90 day jail sentence for his second offense DUI.

If an old unresolved criminal case from Reading, PA has come back to haunt you, contact our experienced criminal law attorneys at 610-372-5128 or [email protected] to see if you have grounds for Rule 600 dismissal.

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