Meine v. State

David Newbern, Justice.

William Meine, the appellant, was charged with rape on October 6,1987. He was tried by jury, convicted of the charge, and sentenced to 35 years imprisonment on January 31, 1991. He contends his right to a speedy trial was violated. We agree. The conviction is reversed and the case dismissed.

Meine was alleged to have raped his then 11-year-old stepdaughter. On July 31, 1987, the victim, accompanied by her boyfriend, David Hall, reported Meine had been forcing her to engage in sexual intercourse with him for four months. The victim was then referred for a gynecological…