Massey v. State

A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated robbery. Tex.Pen.Code Ann. § 29.-03(a)(2) (1974). The jury then assessed punishment at confinement for forty years. In a single point of error, appellant argues that his indictment should have been set aside because the State failed to comply with the Speedy Trial Act. Tex.Code Cr.P. Ann. art. 32A.02 (Supp.1986). We will sustain appellant’s point of error, reverse the conviction, and order appellant discharged. Tex.Code Cr.P.Ann. art. 28.061 (Supp.1986).

The instant offense occurred on November 6, 1983. The criminal action against appellant commenced…