Ramsdell v. Langlois

■ Joslin, J.

In this petition for a writ of habeas corpus the petitioner, now confined at the adult correctional institutions awaiting trial on an indictment charging him with murder, seeks both his discharge from restraint and a dismissal of the indictment against him. He contends that his right to a speedy trial under both federal and state constitutions has been violated and that his statutory right to a trial under G. L. 1956, §12-13-7, has been denied. The writ issued, a return was filed, and pursuant t0' our order issued following argument of the case the clerk of the superior court for…