STATE v. RAWLINGS

No. 738SC82.

197 S.E.2d 47 (1973)

18 N.C. App. 476

STATE of North Carolina v. Arthur RAWLINGS.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 13, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Robert Morgan, by Asst. Atty. Gen., Roy A. Giles, Jr., Raleigh, for the State.

Herbert B. Hulse, Goldsboro, for defendant-appellant.


MORRIS, Judge.

Defendant's first assignment of error is directed to the failure of the court to grant his motion to dismiss for lack of a speedy trial. It appears from the record that the offenses charged occurred on 15 February 1972, and the warrant for defendant's arrest was not issued until 12 April 1972. Without question, a purposeful delay in issuing a warrant can place a defendant at a special disadvantage. Without knowledge of impending service of a...

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