Commonwealth v. Vasquez

On June 10, 1999, nearly four years after numerous indictments were handed down, Raul Vasquez was convicted of two counts of rape of a child under sixteen, two counts of assault with intent to rape a child under sixteen, and one count of rape. Vasquez appeals, claiming that his motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds was erroneously denied; that his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective in failing to inform him that his speedy trial rights were being waived each time an agreed-upon continuance was granted without his presence in court, and in failing to file a second motion to…