Ingram v. State

Eric Zachery Ingram, the appellant, was convicted of the illegal possession of a pistol in violation of Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-11-72(a), and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment. He raises two issues on this direct appeal from that conviction.

I

The appellant contends that he was denied a speedy trial.

Although the appellant filed a motion seeking the dismissal of the indictment for failure to prosecute, the record contains no transcript of any hearing on this motion. We have gathered the following facts, which are presented in chronological order, from the record:

February 2, 1983: The…