State v. Groves

MITCHELL, Justice.

The defendant first contends on appeal that he was denied his right to a speedy trial guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. He also contends that the trial court committed reversible error in certain of its evidentiary rulings and by denying his motion to dismiss the charge against him. Finally, the defendant contends that the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury.

Evidence for the State tended to show that in April of 1985, the victim, Danny “Peanut” Williams, lived in a small house on his parents’ property in Cumberland…