Cowart v. Hargett

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. No. 92-7804. Llewyn J. COWART, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Edward HARGETT, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellant. March 18, 1994. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Before WOOD,* SMITH, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges. JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge: The state of Mississippi appeals the district court's grant of habeas corpus relief for a violation of Llewyn J. Cowart's right to a speedy trial. We reverse. I. In February 1985, while on parole from a life sentence for murder,…