Legal Opinion
Pernell Jefferson v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided December 31, 1996No. 2943951PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OVERTON, Judge.
Pernell Jefferson entered a plea of guilty to burglary, reserving the right to appeal on the grounds that his statutory and constitutional speedy trial rights were violated. We hold *655that none of his rights were violated, and we affirm his conviction.
I
In May 1989, Jefferson, armed with a deadly weapon, broke into the Chesapeake City house of Regina Butkowski and abducted her. At some later point, he shot and killed her. In March 1991, he was tried and convicted in Amelia County on the charge of capital murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
In the January 1992 Criminal…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cunningham v. SmithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
- Holliday v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
- Shearer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1990
- Kelley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1994
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Heath v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000
- Commonwealth v. JordanSuffolk County Circuit Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. NortonIsle of Wight County Circuit Court · 2001
- Heath v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000
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