Behrend v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MILLER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of murder pursuant to V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 19.02. Punishment was assessed by the jury at 99 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant’s conviction was affirmed by the Dallas Court of Appeals in an unpublished opinion. Behrend v. State, No. 05-82-01289-CR, delivered January 4, 1984. On July 11, 1984, we granted Appellant’s Petition for Discretionary Review to determine whether the State complied with the requirements of the Texas Speedy Trial Act, Art. 32A.02,…