Smith v. State (Majority)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of several felonies and sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual offender. The Supreme Court affirmed on appeal, holding (1) the circuit court did not err in denying Defendant's motion to dismiss on speedy-trial grounds, as there was no speedy-trial violation in this case; and (2) the two fifteen-year sentences imposed on Defendant for having used a firearm to commit aggravated robbery and theft of property were not illegal, as Defendant failed to demonstrate that the Court's holding in Williams v. State, in which the Court addressed the issue, was patently wrong or manifestly unjust.
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