Harris v. State

Appellant was charged by affidavit in the Delaware Circuit Court with the crime of armed robbery and robbery. Trial by jury resulted in a verdict of guilty as charged and appellant was sentenced to the Indiana Reformatory for a determinate period of ten [10] years.

The sole question before the court is the trial court’s alleged error in denying appellant’s motion for discharge, he having been detained in jail in excess of six months prior to trial. The facts upon which said error is bottomed may be briefly summarized as follows. Appellant was arrested on the robbery charge, filed August 7,…