Martinez Diaz v. State

A jury found appellant guilty of the misdemeanor offense of driving while intoxicated and assessed his punishment at incarceration for 180 days and a fine of $1,500. Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 67011-1(a)(2)(A), (b), (c) (Supp.1987). We will affirm the judgment of conviction.

In point of error one, appellant maintains he was denied his constitutional and statutory rights to a speedy trial. The relevant background to this point of error is as follows: Appellant was arrested on February 20, 1986, the date of the offense, and was tried 137 days later, on July 7, 1986. He first raised the speedy…