ADKISSON, Chief Justice.
On September 12, 1980, appellant, Kenneth Van Sandt, was convicted in Arkansas County Circuit Court of possession of a firearm by a felon and sentenced to five years imprisonment. Prior to trial Van Sandt filed a motion to dismiss asserting that he was not accorded a speedy trial under Art. 8, Ark.Rules Crim.Proc., Ark. Stat.Ann., Vol. 4A (Repl.1977); he alleged that he was not brought to trial within three terms of court as required by Rule...
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