COLEMAN, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of possession of a controlled substance while an inmate in a state penal institution. He contends that his conviction should be reversed and dismissed because he was denied his statutory right to a speedy trial and because he was denied due process of law when the Commonwealth Attorney earlier obtained an order of nolle prosequi for the identical charge without "good cause shown."
In Virginia Code § 19.2...
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