State v. Patin

TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.

Lin this criminal case, Morris Patín appeals his guilty plea and sentence to manslaughter, asserting that the trial court erred by denying his motion to quash the charge against him based upon the violation of his constitutional and statutory rights to a speedy trial.

After finding that neither of these claims has merit, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Morris Patín and Eugene Thomas were indicted on February 28, 2002, for the first degree murder of Christopher McCrory. They pled not guilty at their arraignment on March 6, 2002. The case was…