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COLEMAN v. LOFTON

No. CR 85-209.

715 S.W.2d 435 (1986)

289 Ark. 573

John Ben COLEMAN, Petitioner, v. Floyd J. LOFTON, Judge, First Division, Pulaski County Circuit Court, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry N. Means, III, Little Rock, for petitioner.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Theodore Holder, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for respondent.

PETITION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION.

HICKMAN, Justice.

The issue in this case concerns the constitutional right to a speedy trial. John Ben Coleman argues that the state's ten month delay in serving the warrants of arrest irreparably harmed his defense. We find the petition for prohibition unconvincing and deny it.

Coleman was charged with rape and kidnapping. The arrest warrants were issued April 4, 1984...

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