McAlpin v. State

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of robbery and a sentence to imprisonment for fifty years.

There was undisputed evidence that about 3:15 A.M. on January 25, 1979, the defendant robbed the night auditor of Ramada Inn in Tuscaloosa of approximately $3200 by threatening her with a pistol, tying her hands behind her back and her ankles together. No evidence was offered by defendant on the trial.

The first of the only two issues raised by appellant is thus stated in his brief:

"Whether the defendant was entitled to a dismissal of the case against him based on his motion for speedy…