State v. Reed

WASSERSTROM, Judge.

On an information charging manslaughter by culpable negligence in the operation of a motor vehicle, the jury found defendant guilty and assessed punishment at six months in the county jail. From judgment and sentence entered accordingly, defendant appeals. We affirm.

I

For his first point, defendant complains that his motion to dismiss should have been sustained because of the state’s failure to afford him a speedy trial as required by Section 545.780. 1 This assignment subdivides into two parts, each of which will be discussed in order.

A. The ten day requirement. The…