Lyles v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

ONION, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of criminally negligent homicide, and his punishment was assessed by the court at one (1) year’s confinement in the county jail and at a fine of $1,000.00. On appeal the El Paso Court of Appeals reversed the conviction for refusal to dismiss the information for *776failure to comply with the Speedy Trial Act (Article 32A.02, Y.A.C.C.P.). Lyles v. State, 686 S.W.2d 268 (Tex.App.—El Paso 1982). The appellate court found the State was not ready for trial within the 90 day time limit set by…