Buford v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of attempted murder and punishment was assessed at fifteen years confinement in the Department of Corrections. The Sixth Court of Appeals in Texarkana affirmed appellant’s conviction. Appellant in his petition for discretionary review argues that the Texarkana Court of Appeals affirmance, based on its interpretation of the Speedy Trial Act, Art. 32A.02, V.A.C.C.P., was error.

The salient facts relating to appellant’s contention and found in the trial record are: Appellant was arrested…