STATE v. ROOKS


382 A.2d 1380 (1977)

STATE of Delaware v. John P. ROOKS and Thomas R. Young, Defendants.

Superior Court of Delaware, Sussex.

Decided October 20, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Merritt Burke, III, Deputy Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Georgetown, for State.

Robert C. Wolhar, Jr., of Wolhar & Moore, Georgetown, for defendant Rooks.

Thomas J. Stumpf, Georgetown, for defendant Young.


O'HARA, Judge.

A number of motions have been filed on behalf of defendants in this action which are currently scheduled for joint trial commencing October 31, 1977.

Defendant Young moves to dismiss the indictment against him on the ground that he has been deprived of his right to a speedy trial. Young was originally indicted many months following the events which occurred and form the basis of the present actions. Subsequently, charges against defendant Young...

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