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Butler v. Commonwealth
No. 012826Supreme Court of Virginia
012826 Butler v. Commonwealth 11/01/2002 A murder defendant was not entitled to a continuance when the prospective jury panel was reconstituted and his counsel did not receive the new jury panel list forty-eig…
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012826 Butler v. Commonwealth 11/01/2002 A murder defendant was not entitled to a continuance when the prospective jury panel was…
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012826 Butler v. Commonwealth 11/01/2002 A murder defendant was not entitled to a continuance when the prospective jury panel was reconstituted and his counsel did not receive the new jury panel list forty-eight hours before trial. Because the requirements of Code § 8.01-353 are directory rather than mandatory, and defendant suffered no specific prejudice, the judgment of the Court of Appeals, upholding the circuit court's refusal to grant a continuance, is affirmed. (Revised 11/20/02)
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