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TURNER v. STATE

No. 47190.

504 S.W.2d 843 (1974)

Oscar TURNER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 20, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kery P. FitzGerald, James P. Finstrom, Dallas, (Court appointed), for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and Robert T. Baskett, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Buddy Stevens, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted for the offense of robbery; punishment was assessed at life imprisonment.

Three grounds of error are raised on appeal; the sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.

Appellant initially complains that he was denied his constitutionally guaranteed right to a speedy trial. The offense in question occurred on April 21, 1967; an indictment was returned against the appellant on July 14, 1967...

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