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WILLIS v. COM.

Record No. 2970-00-2.

556 S.E.2d 60 (2001)

37 Va. App. 224

Dion Randolph WILLIS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

December 18, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory W. Franklin, Assistant Public Defender (Office of the Public Defender, on briefs), for appellant.

Susan M. Harris, Assistant Attorney General (Randolph A. Beales, Acting Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: FITZPATRICK, C.J., and BUMGARDNER and HUMPHREYS, II.

BUMGARDNER, Judge.

A jury convicted Dion Randolph Willis of first degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. On appeal, he contends the trial court (1) violated his statutory right to a speedy trial and (2) erred in refusing to instruct on second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter. Finding no error, we affirm.

The defendant contends the trial court violated his statutory right to a speedy trial when it tried him more than five...

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