HOPSON v. STATE

SC 2309.

352 So.2d 506 (1977)

In re LaFrench HOPSON v. STATE. Ex Parte LaFrench Hopson.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied December 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Wayne Love, Anniston, for petitioner.

William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen., and Eric A. Bowen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State, opposed.


PER CURIAM.

We granted certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals, 352 So.2d 500 which affirmed petitioner's conviction for second degree murder and sentence of twenty years' imprisonment in the penitentiary. We affirm.

Petitioner contended at his trial that he had been denied his constitutional right to speedy trial. The trial court denied his motion to dismiss the indictment because of deprivation...

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