Richards v. State

Lavenski R. Smith, Justice.

Appellant, Sylvester Richards, brings this interlocutory appeal from the Lonoke County Circuit Court’s denial of Richards’s motion to dismiss. Richards’s contends that the criminal prosecution should have been dismissed for an alleged violation of the speedy-trial rule. We dismiss the appeal.

Facts

On August 9, 1997, Officer Roger Shelton of the England Police Department stopped Sylvester Richards in his vehicle because Officer Shelton recognized Richards as someone who had several outstanding warrants in England. Officer Shelton advised Richards of his rights.…