Alexander v. State

598 S.W.2d 395 (1980)

Leroy ALEXANDER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

No. CR 79-180.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 14, 1980.

Rehearing Denied May 19, 1980.

Thomas G. Montgomery, West Memphis, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Joseph H. Purvis, Deputy Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

MAYS, Justice.

Upon a charge of first degree murder, appellant was found guilty by a jury of second degree murder and sentenced to imprisonment for 20 years. For reversal on appeal appellant contends that he was denied a right to a speedy trial. We agree.

Appellant, Leroy Alexander, was arrested…