STATE v. COUTLEE

No. 1740-2.

15 Wn. App. 401 (1976)

550 P.2d 39

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. JIMMIE LEON COUTLEE, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

April 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan G. Richardson, for appellant.

Craig Ritchie, Prosecuting Attorney, for respondent.


PETRIE, C.J.

Jimmie Leon Coutlee was convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree assault. He appeals from the judgment and sentence thereafter imposed, contending in part that he was denied a speedy trial as required by CrR 3.3. We agree and direct dismissal of the information.

We encounter considerable difficulty in any attempt to reconstruct precisely the events which preceded defendant's pretrial motion to dismiss. The judge who denied the motion...

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