Legal Opinion
State v. Turnbill
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided June 4, 1982PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCOTT, Judge.
The appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree and received a sentence of life imprisonment. On appeal the appellant has presented eight issues. In the first he contends that his constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated.
The appellant was arrested on March 15, 1980, and charged with murder in the first degree. The indictment was returned by the grand jury on June 26, 1980. The appellant first moved for a speedy trial on August 4,1980. The trial was originally set for December 15, 1980, before Honorable Joseph J. Nigro. The case could not be tried at…
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3Cited by56 opinions
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