State v. Fraser

The defendant herein was convicted by a jury of the crimes of attempted armed robbery and felonious use of a firearm. He seeks to overturn these convictions on the grounds that he was denied a speedy trial, that impermissible evidence was admitted against him, and that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient, as a matter of law, to sustain the State’s burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Finding no merit in the defendant’s arguments, we affirm both convictions.

On November 20, 1978, the defendant, Kevin P. Fraser, was indicted by the Rockingham County Grand Jury for…