AUSTIN v. STATE

No. 49S00-9511-CR-1294.

682 N.E.2d 1287 (1997)

Kieno AUSTIN, Appellant (Defendant Below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

July 7, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Stasek, Jr., Indianapolis, for appellant.

Jeffrey Modisett, Attorney General, Cynthia L. Ploughe, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for appellee.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

A Marion County jury found appellant Kieno Austin guilty of murder1 and conspiracy to commit murder2 in the death of Eric Taylor. The court sentenced him to sixty years in prison.

Austin raises two issues in this appeal:

1) Whether he was afforded a speedy trial pursuant to Indiana Criminal Procedure Rule 4(B)(1) when a continuance due to court congestion resulted in...

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