Smith v. State

George Rose Smith, Justice.

In March, 1974, the appellant was found guilty of burglary and was sentenced to 21 years in the penitentiary. He did not appeal. Later on he filed the present petition for postconviction relief under Criminal Procedure Rule 1. In appealing from the denial of his petition he argues four grounds for reversal.

First, we find no denial of the appellant’s right to a speedy trial. After the information was filed in 1972, Smith escaped from jail and left the state. He was arrested in Mississippi and sentenced to prison there. He concedes that it was then his duty to…