Commonwealth v. Hutchins

I

In this appeal, we consider whether the Commonwealth violated the defendant’s statutory rights to a speedy trial contained in Code § 19.2-243. That statute states in relevant part:

“Where a general district court has found that there is probable cause to believe that the accused has committed a felony, the accused, if he is held continuously in custody thereafter, shall be forever discharged from prosecution for such offense if no trial is commenced in the circuit court within five months from the date such probable cause was found by the district court; and if the accused is not held in…