Massey v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

ONION, Presiding Judge.

A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated robbery and assessed punishment at confinement for forty years. The Third Court of Appeals reversed appellant’s conviction and held that appellant’s right to a speedy trial under Article 32A.02, V.A.A. C.P., was violated. 717 S.W.2d 768. We granted the State’s petition for discretionary review to address the State’s contention that the Speedy Trial Act, Article 32A.02, supra, is unconstitutional.

A majority of this Court recently declared Article 32A.02, supra,…