Parmley v. State

The defendant pled guilty to an indictment for forgery in the second degree. Sentence was three years' imprisonment to run concurrent with a sentence the defendant had received in federal court.

The defendant was arraigned in December of 1978. He pled guilty in June of 1980.

"A claim of a denial of a speedy trial in violation of the Sixth Amendment is waived by an unqualified plea of guilty."Bailey v. State, 375 So.2d 519 (Ala.Cr.App. 1979). Here the trial judge gave the defendant no assurances or indications, either explicit or implicit, that he could still present the issue of speedy trial on…