SMITH v. STATE

No. CR-75-84.

528 S.W.2d 359 (1975)

Richard SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 22, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill E. Ross, Public Defender, Blytheville, for appellant.

Jim Guy Tucker, Atty. Gen., by Gary Isbell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

In March, 1974, the appellant was found guilty of burglary and was sentenced to 21 years in the penitentiary. He did not appeal. Later on he filed the present petition for postconviction relief under Criminal Procedure Rule 1. In appealing from the denial of his petition he argues four grounds for reversal.

First, we find no denial of the appellant's right to a speedy trial. After the information was filed in 1972, Smith escaped...

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