Rosebury v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

ODOM, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury for possession of marihuana in a usable quantity of more than four ounces and punishment was assessed at five years and a $5,000 fine. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction and this Court granted appellant’s petition for review to consider whether the Court of Appeals properly disposed of the asserted Speedy Trial Act, Art. 32A.02, V.A.C.C.P. violation.

*656The procedural chronological list of events summarized by the Court of Appeals adequately reflects the problem.

“February 6, 1979:…