Bunton v. Commonwealth

Opinion

COLEMAN, J.

— Gary Raymond Bunton appeals his conviction of possession and distribution of LSD on the ground that he was denied a speedy trial. Because Bunton failed to file a transcript of the speedy trial hearing or a statement of facts in lieu thereof, and because we find that the transcript or statement of facts is indispensable to our resolution of the issue, we dismiss the appeal.

Code § 19.2-243 requires that a defendant released on his or her own recognizance “shall be forever discharged from prosecution” if not brought to trial within nine months of the finding of probable…