McCREE, Circuit Judge.
This case is an appeal from an order denying Willie Mae Barker's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The question presented is whether appellant's Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial was violated by the Commonwealth of Kentucky's five-year delay between indictment and trial. We hold that under the circumstances of this case appellant was not denied this constitutional right.
Appellant was indicted for the murder of Orlena Denton...
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