Acker v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, IS years.

Soon after the return of an indictment charging appellant with the offense for *400which he is here convicted, appellant filed a motion with the Judge of the Court in which the indictment was returned asking for a speedy trial in which it was alleged that the State declined to agree upon a speedy trial without any valid reason.

Shortly thereafter the case was set for trial and on such date of trial the State filed a motion for continuance alleging that their only eye witness to the shooting was the wife of appellant and she was…