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Court finds failure to appear in Vicky Chester case; speedy-trial clock tolled and case rescheduled
Summary
At a virtual court calendar, the judge found a failure to appear for defendant Vicky Chester, tolled the speedy-trial clock and resummoned the case for a later date after defense counsel said the client had emailed but not joined the hearing.
At a court calendar hearing, the judge found that defendant Vicky Chester failed to appear and tolled the speedy-trial clock, rescheduling the matter for a later date.
The ruling came after Sean Parent, attorney for Vicky Chester, told the court that his client had emailed him shortly before the scheduled hearing and that he had left a voicemail asking her to join by Zoom. Court staff announced that "the defendant has not appeared," and…
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