Coleman v. State

OPINION

DUGGAN, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated robbery, found the enhancement allegations to be true, and assessed his punishment at confinement for life.

In his first point of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds in violation of U.S. Const, amend. VI and XIV and Tex. Const, art. I, sec. 10.

The applicable standard to determine whether appellant’s constitutional right to a speedy trial has been violated is the balancing test articulated in Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514, 92 S.Ct. 2182, 33 L.Ed.2d 101…