Ferrell v. State

WENNER, Judge.

Avery V. Ferrell, the appellant, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City (Levin, J.) of breaking into a storeroom and stealing. The court sentenced him to five years in prison. On appeal he contends that:

1. He was denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial; and

2. He was not given all of the credit he was entitled to receive for the time he served prior to the conviction.

Because we agree that he was denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial, we shall reverse the judgment against him. We need not, therefore, decide the second issue.

BACKGROUND

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