Broome v. State

On Petition to Transfer

DICKSON, Judge.

The defendant-appellant, Adrian L. Broome, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, a class A felony. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Broome v. State, 687 N.E.2d 590 (Ind.Ct.App.1997). We grant transfer to address one of the issues presented by the defendant’s petition for transfer.

In his appeal from the conviction, the defendant contends that he was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel due to counsel’s failure to move for a speedy trial as requested by the defendant. The Court of Appeals concluded that the failure to move for a speedy trial…