Harrington v. State

336 So.2d 721 (1976)

Billy D. HARRINGTON

v.

STATE of Mississippi.

No. 49236.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 17, 1976.

Pennington, Walker & Turner, West Point, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by John C. Underwood, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before INZER, SUGG and LEE, JJ.

SUGG, Justice, for the Court:

The issues in this case are:

1. May evidence of uttering a forged instrument be introduced in a trial on an indictment for forgery?

2. Was defendant denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial?

Defendant was indicted at the July 1974 term of the Circuit Court of…