Legal Opinion

Watkins v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided January 20, 1998No. 0649964PublishedCited by 107 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

This criminal appeal presents questions concerning the voluntariness of appellant’s waiver of counsel, appellant’s right to speedy trial, and the sufficiency of the Commonwealth’s evidence. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Following a jury trial, Michael Tracy Watkins was convicted of burglary, grand larceny, receiving stolen property and possession of burglarious tools. He was sentenced to a total of ten years incarceration and was fined $2,000. Appellant represented himself at trial.

The primary issue before us is whether appellant knowingly, voluntarily and…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. North Carolina v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Traverso v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988
  5. United States v. Frederick Keith SingletonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by107 opinions

  1. Kelly v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
  2. Wactor v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2002
  3. Johnson v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2000
  4. Clanton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2009
  5. Brown v. City of DanvilleCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2004

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