California Court of Appeal

The dismissal of the attempted murder indictment against Defendant is affirmed, where 26 years passed between the time the criminal charges were filed and the time when the prosecution actually started, despite Defendant's 1982 arrest, and thus Defendant was denied his right to a speedy trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/16/2009
• Published 06/16/2009

Judges

• HUFFMAN, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bonnie M. Dumanis, District Attorney, Laura E. Tanney, Craig E. Fisher, and James E. Atkins, Deputy District Attorneys, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Libby A. Ryan, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Respondent.