Williams v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

For convictions of conspiracy to commit murder and aiding in a burglary, both class A felonies, defendant-appellant Gary Curtis Williams received consecutive sentences of 50 years on each count, with 10 years suspended. In this direct appeal, he raises three issues: (1) whether his right to a speedy trial was violated, (2) whether it was error for the trial court to refuse to appoint a special prosecutor, and (8) whether his sentence is manifestly unreasonable or improper.

On August 26, 1991, the defendant enlisted the assistance of Douglas Huey and Mike Guernsey to execute…