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Heath v. Commonwealth

UPHELD status graphic: Heath v. Commonwealth. 001090 Heath v. Commonwealth 03/02/2001 Since a criminal defendant's request for a psychiatric examination to determine competency tolled the running of the speedy trial period, and he acquiesced in one other delay of trial, his eventual trial was within the five-month period specified by the Code, and the resulting conviction is affirmed.
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