Chewning v. State

McCORD, Chief Judge.

Appellant appeals his conviction of conspiracy to possess in excess of 100 pounds of cannabis. Appellant pled nolo contendere to the charge, reserving his right to appeal the trial court’s denials of his motion for discharge on speedy trial grounds and his motion to suppress wiretap evidence. We reverse.

Appellant was originally arrested on June 23,1977, and charged with various counts of conspiracy to possess and distribute more than 100 pounds of cannabis. Those charges were subsequently dropped and on November 16, 1977, appellant, along with Neil Ryder and Chuck…