Heath v. Commonwealth

BENTON, Judge,

with whom COLEMAN, J., joins, dissenting.

The Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of the City of Petersburg held a preliminary hearing on March 20, 1997, and found probable cause to believe Wayne Lenardo Heath committed the charged murder. The grand jury indicted Heath for first degree murder. On September 18,1997, six months after the finding of probable cause, the trial judge set the initial trial date for October 15, 1997. Heath remained continuously in custody from the prehminary hearing until the trial on October 15, 1997, a period of 209 days. I would hold that…