STATE v. MELTON

No. 8014SC921.

278 S.E.2d 309 (1981)

STATE of North Carolina v. Terry Lee MELTON

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Associate Atty. Gen. James W. Lea, III, Raleigh, for the State.

R. Sterling Browne, II, Durham, for defendant-appellant.


MORRIS, Chief Judge.

Defendant's sole argument is to the alleged denial of his right to a speedy trial under G.S. 15A-701 et seq.

The record shows that the sequence of events preceding defendant's trial occurred as follows: On 9 January 1980 defendant was charged by indictment with the crime of common law robbery. Defendant allegedly forcibly stole $950 from the person of Lewis D. Walker on 2 November 1979. On 23 January 1980 he entered a plea of not...

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