California Court of Appeal

The five-month delay between the filing of a felony complaint and defendant's arraignment denied him the possibility of receiving a concurrent sentence and violated his right to a speedy trial under the California Constitution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/18/2005
• Published 02/18/2005

Judges

• MIHARA, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• George Kennedy, District Attorney, Joseph Thibodeaux, Supervising Deputy Dist. Atty., Marilyn Masciarelli, Deputy Dist. Atty., San Jose, CA, Mark Noferi, Bar Certified Law Student, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jose R. Villarreal, Public Defender, Brian J. Matthews, Deputy Public Defender, San Jose, CA, for Defendant-Respondent.