COUNTISS, Justice.
This appeal requires us to determine whether appellant, who was convicted by a jury on March 12, 1987, of the October 8, 1964, murder of his wife and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary, has been denied his right to a speedy trial. Concluding that he has, we reverse the judgment and dismiss the prosecution.
The unchallenged State's evidence was that appellant fatally shot his wife, then shot himself. His complaint in this Court is...
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