39 Va. App. 240 - Hudson v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
2
states following
December 2009
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Barker v. Wingo · Horne v. Commonwealth · Flanary v. Commonwealth · Stephens v. Commonwealth · Jackson v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“Where a general district court has found that there is probable cause to believe that the accused has committed a felony, the accused, if he is held continuously in custody thereafter, shall be forever discharged from prosecution for such offense if no trial is commenced in the circuit court within five months from the date such probable cause was found by the district court; and if the accused is not held in custody but has been recognized for his appearance in the circuit court to answer for such offense, he shall be forever discharged from prosecution therefor if no trial is commenced in the circuit court within nine months from the date such probable cause was found. If there was no preliminary hearing in the district court, or if such preliminary hearing was waived by the accused, the commencement of the running of the five and nine months periods, respectively, set forth in this section, shall be from the date an indictment or presentment is found against the accused. The provisions of this section shall not apply to such period of time as the failure to try the accused was caused: 4. By continuance granted on the motion of the accused or his counsel, or by concurrence of the accused or his counsel in such a motion by the attorney for the Commonwealth, or by the failure of the accused or his counsel to make a timely objection to such a motion by the attorney for the Commonwealth.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The trial dates were never changed, and at no time did Hudson or his attorney ever object to the dates. Furthermore, there was neither a demand for a prompt trial nor any showing of actual prejudice to Hudson as a result of the delay. Consequently, it was proper for the trial court and the Commonwealth to conclude that the scheduled trial date, agreed to by Hudson, would be met.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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