Thompson v. State

OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Justice.

Fred Lee Thompson appeals from a conviction for the offense of murder. Appellant waived his right to a jury trial and entered a plea of guilty pursuant to a plea bargain. In accordance with the plea bargain, the trial court assessed punishment at imprisonment for a term of ten years to run concurrently with another sentence. The issue presented is whether a twelve-year-delay between indictment and trial violated Appellant’s right to a speedy trial despite his failure to make a showing of actual trial prejudice. Finding that it did, we reverse' the…