State v. Blackmon

OPINION

DUNCAN, Judge.

The defendant, Bobby Vincent Blackmon, was convicted of escape and received a penitentiary sentence of not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5) years.

In this appeal, we are confronted with three (3) issues, i.e., (1) whether the defendant was unconstitutionally denied a speedy trial; (2) whether certain evidence was erroneously admitted; and (3) whether the prosecuting attorney made improper comments in his arguments to the jury. We find no reversible error.

We first consider the defendant’s complaint that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to dismiss…