Miller v. Commonwealth

BRAY, Judge.

Katrina Anne Miller (defendant) was convicted in a bench trial on one count each of forgery and uttering, violations of Code § 18.2-172. Defendant complains on appeal that the trial court erroneously denied her motion to dismiss the indict ments because the Commonwealth failed to commence trial within the time prescribed by the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD), Code § 53.1-210, et seq., and, additionally, violated her constitutional right of speedy trial. Finding no error, we affirm the convictions.

Under familiar principles of appellate review, we examine “the evidence in…