Jones v. State

The appellant, Rosemary King Jones, was found guilty generally by the court sitting without a jury on a three-count indictment charging sale, possession and control of narcotics and of being a second offender under an addendum to the indictment. Sentenced to imprisonment for eight years under a general verdict, she contends on this appeal (a) that she was denied due process of law because of the unreasonable delay between the date of the alleged offense and the date of her arrest, and (b) that there was insufficient evidence presented by the State to justify the convictions.

The record…