STATE v. SPENCER

No. 712SC749.

185 S.E.2d 1 (1971)

13 N.C. App. 112

STATE of North Carolina v. James Mackel SPENCER.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 15, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Robert Morgan by Asst. Atty. Gen. Thomas B. Wood, for the State.

Wilkinson, Vosburgh & Thompson by John A. Wilkinson, Washington, for defendant-appellant.


GRAHAM, Judge.

Defendant moved to quash the bills of indictment on the ground that his constitutional right to a speedy trial had been violated. The court denied the motion and defendant assigns this as error.

"Whether a speedy trial is afforded must be determined in the light of the circumstances of each particular case. In the absence of a statutory standard, what is a fair and reasonable time is within the discretion of the court." State v. Lowry and State...

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