Donald Wayne Chapman, Relator v. Hon. Clayton E. Evans, Judge 33rd Judicial District Court, Respondent

Summary

The Court held that the two‑and‑a‑half‑year delay in setting Cause No. 4706 for trial violated the relator's Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial and therefore issued a mandamus directing the trial court to set the case for trial within thirty days or, failing that, to dismiss the indictment.