Legal Opinion
Brown v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided December 21, 2010No. 2421094PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALSTON, Judge.
Dail W. Brown, Jr. (appellant) appeals his conviction of murder in the first degree. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in refusing to dismiss the prosecution against him, maintaining the Commonwealth failed to bring the case to trial within the time limits prescribed by Code §§ 19.2-241 and - 243. Finding no error, we affirm appellant’s conviction.
I. BACKGROUND
Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree for the death of his father, which occurred on September 27, 2006. Because the procedural details of appellant’s trial and their timing are significant to…
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