WALKER v. STATE

No. CR 85-142.

701 S.W.2d 372 (1986)

288 Ark. 52

Billy Joe WALKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

January 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark & Clark by Jim Clark, Bentonville, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Clint Miller, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


NEWBERN, Justice.

This is an appeal from denial of relief sought by the appellant in the trial court pursuant to Ark.R.Crim.P. 37. The appellant contends that his trial counsel was ineffective because the lawyer failed to move for dismissal of the charge against him on the ground that he had not received a speedy trial. We agree that the motion should have been made, and thus the conviction must be reversed.

Our criminal procedure rule, Ark.R. Crim.P. 28.1...

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