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STATE v. TYSON

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283 S.C. 375 (1984)

323 S.E.2d 770

The STATE, Respondent, v. Charles TYSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 12, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Appellate Defender William Isaac Diggs of S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock and Asst. Atty. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., Columbia, and Sol. Dudley Saleeby, Jr., Florence, for respondent.

Heard Sept. 12, 1984.

Decided Nov. 12, 1984.

GREGORY, Justice:

Appellant Charles Tyson appeal from convictions for murder and armed robbery. We affirm.

The appellant first asserts failure to quash the indictment denied him a speedy trial as guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments. This exception is without merit.

Tyson was arrested August 8, 1981 and indicted October 29, 1981. He refused to accept appointed counsel, but instead...

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