Austin v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

A Marion County jury found appellant Kieno Austin guilty of murder 1 and conspiracy to commit murder 2 in the death of Erie Taylor. The court sentenced him to sixty years in prison.

Austin raises two issues in this appeal:

1) Whether he was afforded a speedy trial pursuant to Indiana Criminal Procedure Rule 4(B)(1) when a continuance due to court congestion resulted in a trial outside the period permitted by the rule, and

2) Whether he was denied effective assistance of counsel due to counsel’s failure to move for discharge.

We conclude that Austin’s Rule 4 claim has not…