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· 7/19/1988

Bunton v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 370 S.E.2d 470
  • 6 Va. App. 557
  • 5 Va. Law Rep. 92
  • 1988 Va. App. LEXIS 73

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the party assigning error “has the responsibility of providing the record on appeal necessary to enable the reviewing court to address the issues”
  • holding that a missing transcript of a speedy trial hearing was indispensable for review of a speedy trial claim on appeal
  • noting Code § 19.2-243 “augment[s]” Sixth Amendment rights (citing Holliday, 3 Va. App. at 615)
  • “Bunton has the responsibility of providing the record on appeal necessary to enable the reviewing court to address the issues. As he has failed in that responsibility, we cannot consider the merits of his appeal.”
  • “Bunton has the responsibility of providing the record on appeal necessary to enable the reviewing court to address the issues. As he has failed in that responsibility, we cannot consider the merits of his appeal.”
  • transcript of the speedy trial hearing may be considered

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Judges: Coleman

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