Duncan v. State

740 S.W.2d 923 (1987)

294 Ark. 105

Wayne DUNCAN, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

No. CR 87-130.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 14, 1987.

Wayne Emmons, Memphis, for appellant.

Theodore Holder, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

DUDLEY, Justice.

The appellant was found guilty of committing a horrible first degree murder in Ravenden Springs. In this appeal he argues that the conviction must be reversed and dismissed for want of a speedy trial. Unfortunately, the argument is meritorious.

A.R.Cr.P. Rules 28.1(c) and 28.2(a), in the part applicable to this case, provide that a…