Jones v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BRAY, J.

Jerry Earl Jones (defendant) was convicted in a jury trial of robbery and sentenced in accordance with the verdict to twenty years imprisonment. He contends that he was denied both his constitutional and statutory rights to a “speedy trial” and, further, that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict. We disagree and affirm the conviction.

The evidence disclosed that, on the morning of March 17, 1989, Deputy John Stanton (Stanton) of the Williamsburg Sheriffs Department was transporting defendant from the “Richmond penitentiary” to Williamsburg. Defendant was manacled…