ARRANT v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 72-2207 Summary Calendar.

468 F.2d 677 (1972)

Harvey D. ARRANT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 15, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Padgett, Orlando, Fla., (Court Appointed), Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., P.A. Pacyna, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and GOLDBERG and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal raises one of the most difficult issues which may arise concerning the Constitution and the criminally accused defendant. Appellant Harvey Arrant was convicted of murder in the first degree on March 19, 1969, in the Circuit Court of Orange County, Florida, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Appellant now challenges this conviction, urging that his right to a speedy trial under...

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