Roberts v. City of Conway

David Newbern, Judge.

Appellee Roberts was convicted in Conway Municipal Court of driving while under the influence of intoxicants, first and second offenses, and driving a vehicle without a license. The municipal court trial took place March 28, 1977. The conviction was appealed, and the appeal came on for trial (de novo) in the Circuit Court on February 8, 1979.1_

At the Circuit Court hearing, a motion to dismiss was presented. It was based on the requirement of A.R. Crim. P. 28.1 and 28.2 that a defendant must be brought to trial before the end of the third full term of court from the time…