People v. Crutcher

Defendant entered a plea of guilty to armed robbery on May 14, 1968. On March 9, 1969, he filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief, claiming that he had been denied his constitutional and statutory rights to a speedy trial, because he had been kept in custody from September 8, 1967, to February 5, 1968, the initial trial setting, a period of 149 days. Arguments were heard and the State’s motion to dismiss was granted on July 10, 1969.

On this appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred in that the petition stated a claim for relief and that he was denied adequate…