State v. Vaughan

WELLS, Judge.

Defendant has brought forward numerous assignments of error relating to his trial below. In one of his assignments, defendant contends that the trial court erred in not granting his motion to dismiss the charge against him on the grounds that defendant was denied a speedy trial.

On 23 April 1979, defendant was indicted for the armed robbery of William Attaway Eaton and Willis Pearce Weathers on 14 May 1978. Defendant was arrested on 16 May 1979. On 3 December 1979, defendant filed pro se a written motion for a speedy trial, or for dismissal of the charges against him. Defendant…