Bryant v. State

Defendant (Appellant) was charged with Murder in the First Degree, and in a trial by jury, she was convicted of Murder in the Second Degree. She was sentenced to imprisonment for not less than fifteen (15) nor more than twenty-five (25) years.

Two issues are raised by this appeal:

1. Whether the defendant should be discharged under Criminal Rule 4, after having been held in jail for more than six months without trial.

2. Whether the trial court erred by permitting cross-examination of the defendant concerning testimony she had given as the defendant in a prior criminal trial.(1) The denial of…