Shavers v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury on charges of kidnapping, armed robbery and murder. He was found guilty of kidnapping and armed robbery, but not guilty of murder. Pursuant to the trial court’s grant of a motion for an out-of-time appeal, appellant appeals from the judgments of conviction and sentences entered by the trial court on the jury’s guilty verdicts.

1. Asserting a violation of his constitutional right to a speedy trial, appellant filed a motion to dismiss. The denial of this motion is enumerated as error.

In denying the motion, the trial court found that the delay had…