GODFREY v. COM.

Record No. 830788.

317 S.E.2d 781 (1984)

Nelson Alexander GODFREY v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 15, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James William Osborne, Lexington, for appellant.

Robert H. Anderson, III, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Gerald L. Baliles, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


COCHRAN, Justice.

In this appeal the sole question presented is whether Nelson Alexander Godfrey, convicted of driving a motor vehicle after having been declared a habitual offender in violation of Code § 46.1-387.8, was denied his right to a speedy trial. The evidence has been set forth in a statement of facts approved by the trial judge.

Godfrey, arrested on a warrant, was released on his own recognizance on August 24, 1981. On February 22, 1982, the...

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