BEACHEM v. COM.

Record No. 0464-88-4.

390 S.E.2d 517 (1990)

Neil E. BEACHEM v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 3, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Dean Kidwell (James B. Slaughter, on brief), for appellant.

Linwood T. Wells, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Panel: KOONTZ, C.J., and BENTON and DUFF, JJ.


DUFF, Judge.

Neil E. Beachem appeals his convictions for robbery and unlawful display of a firearm while committing a felony. The crimes in question were committed on July 16, 1982, and a warrant for appellant's arrest was issued on July 19, 1982. It was not until January, 1988, over five years later, that the appellant was brought to trial. Beachem asserts that the five and one-half year delay between the issuance of the warrant and the date of his trial violated...

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