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JIRON-GARCIA v. COM.

Record No. 0204-05-2.

633 S.E.2d 744 (2006)

48 Va. App. 638

Juan Angel JIRON-GARCIA, s/k/a Julio Cesar Fuentes-Pacheco, a/k/a Luis Alberto Martinez-Garcia, a/k/a Juan Alfredo Martinez-Garcia, a/k/a Cesar Puerto Ortiz, a/k/a Raul Fuentes v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Chesapeake.

August 22, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

José Antonio Garcia Martelino, Jr. (Main Street Law Office, on brief), Richmond, for appellant.

Denise C. Anderson, Assistant Attorney General (Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: FELTON, C.J., and ELDER and BEALES, JJ.

WALTER S. FELTON, JR., Chief Judge.

On appeal from his convictions of possessing cocaine and forging a public document, Juan Angel Jiron-Garcia ("appellant") contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the indictments on the grounds that his statutory and constitutional rights to a speedy trial were violated. For the following reasons, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.

BACKGROUND

Following appellant's July 6, 2004...

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