Manning v. State

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

Appellant Jessie James Manning was found guilty by a Columbia County jury of delivery of cocaine and was sentenced as a habitual offender to a forty-year term of imprisonment and a $1.00 fine. Manning argues two meritless points on appeal, stating that the trial court erred both in failing to grant his motion to dismiss for lack of a speedy trial, and in failing to give adequate consideration to his due process rights. We affirm.

Facts

On July 1, 1992, Officer Sylvester Smith, a Task Force Officer with the Thirteenth District, was contacted by a deputy prosecutor…