Legal Opinion

Lawrence Benton Roper v. State of Indiana

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 9, 2017No. Court of Appeals Case 53A04-1607-CR-1691PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

May, Judge.

Lawrence Benton Roper appeals his convictions of two counts of Level 4 felony dealing cocaine 1 and one count each of Level 5 felony dealing cocaine 2 and Level 5 felony dealing a narcotic drug. 3 He argues his convictions should be discharged because the trial court did not comply with his Criminal Rule 4(B) request for a speedy trial. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

On June 25, 2015, the State charged Roper with three counts of Level 4 felony dealing cocaine, 4 and one count each of Level 2 felony dealing cocaine, 5 Level 4 felony possession of a firearm by a serious…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Patrick Austin v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2013
  2. Clark v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Goudy v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Gary L. Mefford v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016
  5. Timothy L. Hahn v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Garrett Bridges Chaffin v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020

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