Palmas v. State

HECHT, Justice.

Appealing from a conviction of first degree murder, Guadalupe Palmas’ sole complaint is that the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss pursuant to the Speedy Trial Act (“the Act”).3 We overrule Palmas’ point of error and affirm.

On February 27, 1985, the grand jury indicted Palmas for a murder which occurred on August 10, 1984. Although the State announced ready for trial on March 7, 1985, Palmas was not arrested until August 29, 1985.

Section 1 of the Act requires:

A court shall grant a motion to set aside an indictment, information or complaint if the state is not…