Keene v. State

COLEMAN, Justice.

Petitioner files in this court a paper which he entitles: “MOTION FOR A SPEEDY TRIAL.”

He states that he is confined in jail in Walker County; that he was tried and convicted in that county in 1960; that July 10, 1964, the District Court of the United States declared his conviction illegal; and that, since the last date, he has been rearrested on the original warrant, held in custody, and denied a trial, all in violation of his constitutional rights. See: Keene v. Holman, D.C., 232 F.Supp. 359.

In reply to the petition, the state files answer to which is attached, as an…