Davis v. State

David Newbern, Justice.

Robert Lee Davis was convicted of two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. He was sentenced to 33 years’ imprisonment. His sole point on appeal is that he was denied a speedy trial in violation of Ark. R. Crim. P. 28.1. We must affirm the conviction as Mr. Davis’s abstract of the record is flagrantly deficient.

Mr. Davis’s abstract shows he was arrested January 13, 1993, and admitted to bail the following day. He was tried on May 24, 1995, which was obviously more than the time permitted by Rule 28.1 for bringing him to trial. We have,…