Bates v. State

THOMAS, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Michael Bates was convicted in the Circuit Court of Hinds County of possession of cocaine and was sentenced to serve a term of twenty-five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Aggrieved, he asserts the following issues on appeal:

I. THE APPELLANT WAS DENIED HIS RIGHT TO A SPEEDY TRIAL.

II. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED WHEN IT SUBMITTED THE WHOLE VIDEOTAPE INTO EVIDENCE.

FACTS

¶ 2. Shortly before 4 a.m. on the morning of December 13, 1998, Officer Ricky Richardson conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for running a red light. Officer Richardson…