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STATE v. CHAPMAN

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289 S.C. 42 (1986)

344 S.E.2d 611

The STATE, Appellant v. Troy CHAPMAN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 27, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Attys. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and Carolyn M. Adams, Columbia, and Sol. Holman C. Gossett, Jr., Spartanburg, for appellant.

James O. Thomason, Spartanburg, for respondent.

Heard April 22, 1986.

Decided May 27, 1986.

HARWELL, Justice:

The trial court quashed respondent's indictment based on the state's failure to give him a speedy trial. We reverse and remand.

On October 20, 1979, respondent was indicted for assault and battery with intent to kill Bill Queen. When Bill Queen was shot to death a couple of weeks later, respondent was arrested for his murder. At the January 10, 1980 preliminary hearing, the magistrate...

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