STEVENSON v. STATE

No. 928-85

751 S.W.2d 508 (1988)

Johnny B. STEVENSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

May 25, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald L. Brantley, Abilene, for appellant.

Jorge A. Solis, Former Dist. Atty. & Paul Campolo, Asst. Dist. Atty., Abilene, Robert Huttash, State's Atty. & Alfred Walker, First Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the Court en banc.


OPINION ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

ONION, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of forgery and punishment was assessed at ten years imprisonment. The Eastland Court of Appeals ruled that the trial court had improperly denied appellant's speedy trial motion, reversed the conviction, and ordered the prosecution dismissed. The State petitioned this Court for discretionary review, which we granted to consider the constitutionality of Art....

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