Johnson v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

KELLER, Judge.

A jury convicted appellant of murder and the trial court assessed punishment at confinement for fifteen years. In a published opinion, the Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso reversed Appellant’s conviction. It held that Appellant’s constitutional right to a speedy trial had been violated. Johnson v. State, 925 S.W.2d 350 (Tex.App.—El Paso, 1996). We granted the State’s petition to determine whether the Court of Appeals was correct in its determination. We will reverse.

Appellant was arrested on May 31, 1992 for the stabbing…