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CAULKINS v. CRABTREE

No. CR 94-153.

894 S.W.2d 138 (1995)

319 Ark. 686

John Thompson CAULKINS, Petitioner, v. Terry CRABTREE, Circuit Judge, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 6, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel M. Reeves, Bentonville, for petitioner.

Clint Miller Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for respondent.

NEWBERN, Justice.

This is an original action seeking a writ of prohibition to preclude a trial John Thompson Caulkins, the petitioner, contends would be in violation of his right to a speedy trial as provided in Ark.R.Crim.P. 28.1(c). We grant the writ because the trial did not take place within the prescribed one year period. The one year period began when Mr. Caulkins waived extradition from Texas on November 7, 1992. He should have been tried no later than November...

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