STATE v. WASHINGTON

No. CR 81-5.

617 S.W.2d 3 (1981)

STATE of Arkansas, Appellant, v. Charles WASHINGTON and L. C. Washington, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 8, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Leslie M. Powell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellant.

Lessenberry & Carpenter by Thomas M. Carpenter, Little Rock, for appellee.


ADKISSON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by the State from an order of the Pulaski County Circuit Court dismissing charges of first degree battery against appellees, Charles and L. C. Washington, for failure of the State to bring them to trial within three terms of court.

The order of dismissal was entered on October 27, 1980, pursuant to Rule 30.1(a), Ark.Rules Crim.Proc., Ark.Stat.Ann., Vol. 4A (Repl.1977), which provides:

[A] defendant not brought...

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