HARRINGTON v. STATE

No. 49236.

336 So.2d 721 (1976)

Billy D. HARRINGTON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 17, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pennington, Walker & Turner, West Point, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by John C. Underwood, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before INZER, SUGG and LEE, JJ.


SUGG, Justice, for the Court:

The issues in this case are:

1. May evidence of uttering a forged instrument be introduced in a trial on an indictment for forgery?

2. Was defendant denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial?

Defendant was indicted at the July 1974 term of the Circuit Court of Oktibbeha County for forging a check in the amount of $100. Forging a check is a crime under the provisions of Mississippi Code Annotated section...

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