State v. McEvers

This is an appeal from a conviction of robbery. There is no contention that the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the conviction; indeed, it was little short of overwhelming. The basis of the appeal is the claimed violation of the appellant’s constitutional rights: arrest without a warrant; unlawful search and seizure; confessions improperly obtained; denial of counsel at a critical period; and denial of a speedy trial.

Under the circumstances of this case all of these claims except the last (the denial of a speedy trial) seem to border on the frivolous. On the basis of the description of…