State v. Lyles

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant appeals his conviction by jury and sentence for larceny in the nighttime in violation of Code § 709.4. He contends the charge should have been dismissed because he was neither speedily charged nor speedily tried, and he alleges the trial court erred in instructing the jury regarding evidence he had prior felony convictions. We find no merit in his contentions and affirm the trial court.

Defendant was arrested May 9, 1973. He was brought before District Associate Judge Howard Brooks a few hours later for preliminary arraignment and then admitted to bail without…