Legal Opinion
Phillips v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 5, 1983No. 60716PublishedCited by 237 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Judge.
A jury convicted appellant of rape, and the trial court sentenced him to ten years’ confinement. Before trial, appellant filed a motion to dismiss the indictment, contending that the State had intentionally or negligently deprived him of his constitutional right to a speedy trial and to effective assistance of counsel under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. After a hearing, the trial court acknowledged that the particular facts of the case presented a unique and substantial question, but denied the motion, saying: “I think it would be…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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