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WHITTON v. STATE

No. 1558.

506 P.2d 674 (1973)

Raymond David WHITTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 23, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert D. Soll, Public Defender and David C. Backstrom, Asst. Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

John E. Havelock, Atty. Gen., Juneau, and Monroe N. Clayton, Dist. Atty., Fairbanks, for appellee.

Before: RABINOWITZ, C.J., and CONNOR, ERWIN, and BOOCHEVER, JJ.

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

The central issue posed by this appeal is whether Raymond David Whitton was denied the right to a speedy trial as guaranteed by the Alaska constitution.1 In light of the factual context of this record, we conclude that Whitton was denied that right.

In the case at bar, 29 months and 5 days elapsed from the date charges were filed against Whitton to the commencement of his trial for the...

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