McBride v. State

H. Vann Smith, Special Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Chicot County involving the speedy trial rule, A.R.Cr.P. Rule 28.

On November 20, 1984, the appellant was charged with DWI and refusal to take a breathalyzer test in the Municipal Court of Lake Village, Arkansas. Appellant was tried and convicted of both charges on December 5,1984, and subsequently filed an Affidavit of Appeal, Appeal Bond, and the transcript in the Circuit Court of Chicot County on December 14, 1984.

On March 3,1986, the Circuit Court set the trial for June 17, 1986. Appellant filed a Motion to…