HARDESTY v. STATE

No. 05-86-00717-CR.

738 S.W.2d 9 (1987)

Mark Edwin HARDESTY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied August 3, 1987.

Discretionary Review Refused November 18, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John William Booth, Dallas, for appellant.

Donald G. Davis, Dallas, for appellee.

Before HOWELL, McCLUNG and McCRAW, JJ.


HOWELL, Justice.

Mark Edwin Hardesty appeals his conviction of aggravated robbery, for which punishment was assessed at forty years. In one of his four points of error, appellant contends that he was denied a speedy trial guaranteed by the sixth amendment to the United States Constitution. Because we agree, we reverse the trial court's judgment and order the dismissal of the indictment.

The record reflects the following relevant facts: The robbery that appellant...

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