State v. Albert A. Ciccone

PERRY, Judge Pro Tem.

Albert A. Ciccone appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered upon the jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of first degree murder and one count of second degree murder. Ciccone presents three issues on appeal: (1) whether his constitutional and statutory rights to a speedy trial were violated; (2) whether the prosecutor engaged in misconduct during his rebuttal closing arguments; and (3) whether his determinate life sentence is excessive.

I

BACKGROUND

On October 16, 2003, Ciccone struck his pregnant wife with his car, killing her and the unborn…