Salahuddin v. State

Sears, Presiding Justice.

Appellant Elijah Salahuddin appeals from his convictions for four counts of felony murder, 1 alleging trial court error in (1) the denial of appellant’s motion to bar the trial due to speedy trial violations; (2) the giving of jury instructions; (3) the answering of jury questions during deliberations; and (4) the admission of evidence concerning appellant’s prior acts. Having reviewed the record, we conclude that the presumption of prejudice stemming from the State’s long delay in bringing appellant to trial is sufficiently rebutted and appellant did not suffer an…