Ex Parte Edie Dione Martin, Appellant

Summary

The Court vacated the Court of Appeals judgment and remanded for further proceedings, adopting a Barker‑like totality‑of‑circumstances test to determine "good cause" under Code of Criminal Procedure article 32.01 and holding that the appropriate standard of review for the habeas court's determination is de novo. A dissent argued the majority should not adopt the totality test and should address the constitutionality of the statutes.