Legal Opinion
State v. Watson
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided May 10, 1972No. 35PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRANCH, Justice.
Defendant assigns as error the failure of the trial court to dismiss the prosecution on the ground that he had not been afforded a speedy trial.
The record in this case shows that the alleged crime was committed on 19 July 1969, and a warrant was issued on that day charging defendant with murder. On 30 July 1969 defendant was given a preliminary hearing and was bound over (without privilege of bond) to the Superior Court of Cumberland County for action by the grand jury. On 21 July 1969 defendant was found to be an indigent, and Mr. Edward J. David of the Cumberland County Bar…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by60 opinions
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