Affirmed by Supreme Court May 22, 1978.
OPINION
RUSSELL, Panel Presiding Judge.
The appellants, Tommy B. Cunningham and Walter M. Howard, Jr., have both been convicted of rape and sentenced to ten years in the State penitentiary. We find that the appellants' right to a speedy trial, a right guaranteed by the constitution of the United States and of the State of Tennessee, has been violated and therefore their convictions must be reversed.
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