Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Jeffery Alan Hull, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

October 2, 19851985 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1468

Summary

The Court held that the appellant's Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial was violated because of an unexplained nineteen‑month delay attributable to the trial judge, and therefore reversed the murder conviction and dismissed the prosecution.