Baker v. Commonwealth

486 S.E.2d 111 (1997)

25 Va. App. 19

Gerald E. BAKER, Jr.

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Record No. 1417-96-2.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

June 17, 1997.

Rehearing En Banc Granted July 8, 1997.

Russell E. Allen, Ashland, for appellant.

Leah A. Darron, Assistant Attorney General (James S. Gilmore, III, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: MOON, C.J., and COLEMAN, J., and COLE, Senior Judge.

COLEMAN, Judge.

This criminal appeal arises from a denial of the defendant's motion to dismiss three indictments against him for failure to provide a speedy trial as required by Code § 19.2-243.…