Powell v. State

ALPERT, Judge.

Vernon Brooks was murdered on December 12,1979. Two years and nearly nine months later, Melvin Dwayne Powell (appellant) was convicted of that murder in the second degree and was later sentenced, pursuant to Md.Code Ann. Art. 27, § 643B (1957,1982 Repl.Vol.) to a period of incarceration of 30 years without parole.

After noting a timely appeal, appellant complains that:

I. He was denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial.

II. He is entitled to dismissal of the charges as a result of the State’s lack of compliance with the Interstate Agreement on Detainers.

III. The trial…