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· 5/4/1981

Black v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Arkansas, Inc.

Citations

  • 272 Ark. 406
  • 614 S.W.2d 937
  • 1981 Ark. LEXIS 1282

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • trial court properly weighed delay of eight years in bringing a defendant to trial against the State when State conceded that delay was uncommonly long
  • merely appearing for trial does not invoke the right to a speedy trial
  • merely appearing for trial does not invoke the right to a speedy trial
  • “As an appellate court, we review the trial court’s denial of a motion to dismiss an indictment on speedy trial grounds for abuse of discretion and defer to the trial court’s findings of fact and its weighing of disputed facts.”

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Judges: Holt, Purtle

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