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ROSS v. STATE

No. 89-KA-0069.

605 So.2d 17 (1992)

Sammy Joe ROSS v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 22, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Langston, Langston Langston Michael & Bowen, Booneville, Sarah C. Jubb, Oxford, for appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Patricia W. Sproat, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION

This rape case arose on appeal from the September 29, 1988 judgment of the Tippah County Circuit Court, which found Ross guilty and sentenced him to life in prison. The appellant timely filed a notice of appeal on October 25, 1988, alleging constitutional and statutory speedy trial violations. The delay between Ross's arrest and trial was 378 days; the delay between arraignment and trial was 370 days. Because...

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