Legal Opinion

Lopez, Martin Rivera

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 29, 2021No. PD-1291-18Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. PD-1291-18 THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellant v. MARTIN RIVERA LOPEZ ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FROM THE FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS BEXAR COUNTY RICHARDSON, J. delivered the opinion of the Court, in which KELLER, P.J., and HERVEY, NEWELL, WALKER, SLAUGHTER, and MCCLURE, JJ., joined. YEARY and KEEL, JJ., concurred in the result. OPINION Can a four-month delay be enough to violate a defendant’s right to a speedy trial in a misdemeanor case? We hold that in this case it cannot. Appellee Martin Rivera Lopez spent 112 days in jail on a felony…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Doggett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  5. Vermont v. BrillonSupreme Court of the United States · 2009

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