Kenneth Hinton, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Hinton's speedy-trial motion, holding that the period from his requested continuance through the retrial was excluded and that the charges had not been severed. It also affirmed the denial of his request to wear civilian clothing because the charged offenses occurred while he was incarcerated, making his incarceration necessarily known to the jury and eliminating prejudice under the court's precedent. Justice Josephine Linker Hart, concurring in part and dissenting in part, agreed with the speedy-trial ruling but would have reversed the prison-garb ruling as a federal constitutional violation.