Crawford v. State

LEIGH M. CLARK, Supernumerary Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted of burglary of an inhabited dwelling in the nighttime and sentenced to imprisonment for ten years. His only contention on appeal is that he has been deprived of his right to due process of law guaranteed to him by U.S.Const. amend. V and Ala.Const. art. 1, § 6. He bases his contention on a pre-arrest delay of twenty-three months, the alleged crime having been committed on March 14, 1973, and his arrest having been made on February 14, 1975. He expressly disclaims any violation of his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial,…