Llewyn J. Cowart v. Edward Hargett, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

The state of Mississippi appeals the district court’s grant of habeas corpus relief for a violation of Llewyn J. Cowart’s right to a speedy trial. We reverse.

I

In February 1985, while on parole from a life sentence for murder, Cowart committed an attempted armed robbery on Terrell and Norma Jean Burrows and an aggravated assault on Mrs. Burrows. Later that same day, Cowart committed aggravated assault against his wife, Lena Cowart, during which he received a gunshot wound to his leg, inflicted by his wife in self-defense. He also violated his parole conditions by…