State v. Cunningham

On October 21, 1976, the jury returned verdicts finding defendant, Gary Cunningham, guilty of second-degree burglary and attempted second-degree arson. He appeals the trial court's failure to dismiss either on the grounds that he was denied his right to speedy trial or that the State's lack of cooperation resulted in a denial of his right to counsel and his right to participate in his own defense. We affirm.

In 1969, while the defendant was in the Navy, he was struck in the back of the head by a 50-pound weight falling approximately 300 feet. This blow resulted in a cyst forming in his brain,…