Puckett v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice MORRISS.

Almost five years 1 after the bar room brawl that resulted in serious personal injury to Timothy Driscoll and aggravated assault charges against Patrick Wayne Puckett, Puckett was tried, convicted, and sentenced to five years’ confinement. Because that delay denied Puckett his constitutional right to a speedy trial, we reverse the judgment and render a judgment of acquittal. 2

On the evening of the brawl, Puckett was having a few drinks at a club, when he reputedly saw a friend — Justin Dokter, also before this Court on appeal from his own conviction — on…