Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas September 26, 1997, 1114-96 (Johnson v. State)

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OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

KELLER, Judge.

A jury convicted appellant of murder and the trial court assessed punishment at confinement for fifteen years. In a published opinion, the Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso reversed Appellant’s conviction. It held that Appellant’s constitutional right to a speedy trial had been violated.

Johnson v. State,

925 S.W.