STATE v. LEONARD

No. 58446.

240 N.W.2d 690 (1976)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Lang J. LEONARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 14, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jurgemeyer & Frey, Clinton, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Thomas Mann, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., and G. Wylie Pillers, III, County Atty., for appellee.

Heard before MOORE, C. J., and MASON, LeGRAND, REES and HARRIS, JJ.


LeGRAND, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses in violation of § 713.1, The Code, 1973. He appeals, alleging numerous errors which he says require a reversal. Since we agree the case must be dismissed because defendant was denied a speedy trial under § 795.2, The Code, we consider none of the other matters raised.

Since State v. Gorham, 206 N.W.2d 908 (Iowa 1973), an opinion...

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