STATE v. WALLACE


648 S.W.2d 264 (1980)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Mack WALLACE, Appellant.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville.

Permission to Appeal Denied January 26, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sylvia Ford Brown, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Daniel W. Cook, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Waverly, for appellee.

Anthony L. Sanders, Waverly, for appellant.


Permission to Appeal Denied by the Supreme Court January 26, 1981.

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Judge.

Because of a delay of over two years between the date of Mack Wallace's indictment in this case and the date he was brought to trial, a delay which was caused by the fact that he was "lost" in the Tennessee correctional system, the judgment of conviction against Wallace must be reversed and the case dismissed for denial of his right to a speedy trial under...

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