Jackson v. State

OPINION

ONION, Judge.

The offense is murder with malice; the punishment assessed by the court following a verdict of guilty, 60 years.

Appellant’s previous conviction was reversed by this court. Jackson v. State, 419 S.W.2d 371. Appellant’s earlier appeal from this second conviction was abated. Jackson v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 447 S.W.2d 922.

Initially, appellant contends the court erred in failing to set aside the indictment on the ground that he was denied a speedy trial. The second indictment was returned on November 19, 1968, and appellant’s trial, resulting in the conviction from which he now…