STATE v. PAXTON

No. KCD 27777.

535 S.W.2d 558 (1976)

STATE of Missouri, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Richard Allen PAXTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Kansas City District.

March 29, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. McMullin, Kansas City, for defendant-appellant.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., Preston Dean, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for plaintiff-respondent.

Before DIXON, P.J., PRITCHARD, C.J., and WASSERSTROM, J.


DIXON, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to fifteen years in prison. His sole point on this appeal is that he was denied a speedy trial under Section 545.890 et seq. RSMo 1969 and the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Art. 1, Section 18(a) of the Missouri Constitution. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the charges on the basis of a denial of a speedy...

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