Locklear v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BAKER, J.

On October 7, 1985, a felony warrant of arrest was issued by a Franklin, Virginia, city magistrate charging that on or about October 4, 1985, Ricky Bron Locklear (appellant) maliciously wounded Phillip Dale Nixon, Jr. Before he could be arrested appellant left Virginia. Prior to indicting appellant, Virginia authorities learned that he was in the custody of the North Carolina Department of Corrections (North Carolina). Based solely on the Virginia arrest warrant, a request for a detainer was forwarded to North Carolina by the Franklin police. In response to that request North…