Block v. State

KAREN R. BAKER, Judge.

hOn August 28, 2009, a jury in Hempstead County convicted appellant Willious Block of robbery, two counts of breaking or entering, misdemeanor battery, and misdemeanor theft of property. He was sentenced to twenty-seven years and six months’ imprisonment at the Arkansas Department of Correction.1 On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss for lack of a speedy-trial. The appellate courts conduct a de novo review to determine whether specific periods of time are excludable under our speedy |2trial rules. Yarbrough v. State, 370 Ark.…