White v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

Appellant appeals from the trial court’s denial of his Rule 37 motion to dismiss his rape and kidnapping convictions. He argues that (1) his trial counsel was ineffective for having failed to raise appellant’s right to a speedy trial, (2) the trial court erred in substantially complying with A.R.Cr.P. Rule 24 when accepting his guilty pleas, and (3) the judgment and sentence for both rape and kidnapping violate appellant’s right to be free from double jeopardy. We consider each argument in the order as set out above.

Concerning appellant’s first point, appellant states that…