A man convicted as a teen in a Fairfax County court for allegedly shooting a person in the face during a drug deal had his conviction reversed this summer due to violations of his right to a speedy trial.
Virginia’s Court of Appeals reversed the young man’s 2023 conviction for unlawful wounding on July 14 after finding that a deadline extension granted for the trial didn’t qualify for an exception specifically allowed by the state’s speedy trial law.
On Aug. 10, the Virginia attorney general’s office, which handled the case during the appeals process, filed a notice of intent to appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court, court records show. The attorney general’s office did not respond to requests for comment…