Ex Parte Clopton

We have granted certiorari review of a judgment of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirming Wallace Robert Clopton's conviction for unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, a violation of Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-12-211(a). SeeClopton v. State, 656 So.2d 1239 (Ala.Crim.App. 1993). That court determined, in pertinent part, that a delay in bringing Clopton to trial had not violated Clopton's right to a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and, therefore, that the trial court had not erred in denying Clopton's motion to dismiss, which had asserted…