Roseborough v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in the conviction of appellant of Murder. He received a sentence of sixty (60) years. The information was filed against appellant on January 17, 1992. The jury trial commenced on February 1, 1998.

The facts are: Appellant and codefend-ant Clinton Spears were charged with the murder of Danny Gibson. Six (6) months after filing the murder charge the State added a count asking for the death penalty for both defendants. Six (6) months after that Spears entered into a plea agreement in which the death penalty request and the murder charges were dropped. The…