SLAUGHTER v. STATE

No. 021-85.

699 S.W.2d 844 (1985)

James SLAUGHTER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

October 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald B. Dailey, Jr., Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Grant Jones, Dist. Atty. and Elaine W. Stone, Asst. Dist. Atty., Corpus Christi, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the Court en banc.


OPINION DISSENTING TO REFUSAL OF APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

CLINTON, Judge.

The issues in this cause arise under the Texas Speedy Trial Act (Act), particularly Article 32A.02, §§ 1 and 4(1) and (9), V.A.C. C.P.

Although in Nueces County the State had announced ready and claimed continued readiness for trial within the 120 day period following arrest, the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals found that the State could not have...

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