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COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Present: Judges Willis, Annunziata and Overton Argued at Richmond, Virginia ANTONIO MAURICE ROBINSON v. Record No. 1693-97-2

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

OPINION BY JUDGE JERE M. H. WILLIS, JR. AUGUST 11, 1998

FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Donald W. Lemons, Judge (James L. Banks, Jr.; Maloney, Huennekens, Parks, Gecker & Parson, on brief), for appellant. Richard Barton Campbell, Assistant Attorney General (Mark L. Earley, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

On appeal from his convictions of abduction and rape, Antonio Maurice Robinson contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the indictments on the ground that he was denied his statutory right to a speedy trial. 1 error and affirm the judgment of the trial court. I. BACKGROUND On November 21, 1996, the general district court found probable cause and certified charges of rape and abduction to the grand jury.
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We find no

On January 6, 1997, the grand jury indicted Robinson

Robinson does not contend that he was denied his right to a speedy trial under the United States Constitution or the Virginia Constitution. See U.S. Const. amend. VI; Va. Const. art. I,

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