Nelms v. Commonwealth

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that where accused was appointed counsel and case was continued to next docket call without trial date being scheduled resulting delay did not cause failure to try accused but rather was necessary step to prepare case for trial
• noting that “[sjince the matter had not been set for trial, neither the accused nor the attorney for the Commonwealth had any reason to move for a continuance”
• dismissing on speedy trial grounds

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).