Smith v. State

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant, Charles J. Smith, appeals his conviction for aggravated robbery under the Habitual Offender’s Act. We have jurisdiction over this appeal because appellant was sentenced to sixty (60) years in prison. Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 1-2(a) (2), In re: In the Matter of Rules of the Arkansas Supreme Court and the Arkansas Court of Appeals, 311 Ark. Appx. (Feb. 1, 1993). Appellant’s only argument on appeal is that the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss for lack of speedy trial.

Time for purposes of speedy trial began to run on July 19, 1990, when appellant was…