Eagle v. State

DAVID M. GLOVER, Judge.

| jAppellant Benjamin Eagle was tried by a jury and found guilty of the offenses of insurance fraud and attempted theft. His sole point of appeal challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss for lack of a speedy trial. We agree that Eagle was not tried within the speedy-trial time limits, and therefore reverse his conviction and dismiss this case.

Our supreme court explained in Burmingham v. State, 346 Ark. 78, 83-84, 57 S.W.3d 118, 122 (2001):

The basic rule regarding speedy trial is that any defendant in circuit court who is not brought to trial within…