Lee v. State

ALPERT, Judge.

This speedy trial case is somewhat novel in that Larry Nathan Lee, the appellant, was indicted on two different occasions for the very same offenses. Although the first indictment was dismissed, the second ultimately led to Lee’s conviction by a Montgomery County jury for forgery and uttering. At the center of this appeal is whether the speedy trial clock began to tick at the second indictment or when a detainer was filed shortly before the first indictment.

THE PROCEEDINGS

An arrest warrant was issued against appellant on June 8, 1982, and a detainer was filed with the Division…