Sanchez v. State

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

LEVY, Justice.

Upon consideration of appellant’s motion for rehearing, our opinion heretofore issued on April 11, 1985, is withdrawn and the following opinion is substituted.

A jury convicted appellant of murder and assessed punishment at 30 years confinement.

In his sole ground of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in refusing to dismiss the prosecution because the State had violated his rights under the Speedy Trial Act. Tex.Code Crim.P.Ann. art. 32A.02 (Vernon Supp.1985).

We note initially that the record does not contain the written pre-trial motion…