State v. McDonough

The only issue before us on this appeal is whether the trial justice erred in denying the defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment against him because of the alleged failure of the state to grant the defendant a speedy trial in violation of his rights under the sixth amendment to the Constitution of the United States which provides that “[i]n all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial * tt * »

The defendant was indicted on charges arising out of an armed robbery at the Valle’s Steak House in the city of Warwick on August 4, 1971. The defendant…