PEOPLE v. ROMERO

No. 28065.

587 P.2d 789 (1978)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Max ROMERO a/k/a Bugle Romero, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

December 11, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luis A. Lopez, Dist. Atty., James E. Klodzinski, Asst. Dist. Atty., Third Judicial District, Trinidad, for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles S. Vigil, Trinidad, for defendant-appellee.


PRINGLE, Justice.

The People appeal from a ruling by the district court dismissing charges against the defendant on the grounds that the speedy trial provisions of Rule 48(b), Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure, were not complied with. We reverse.

Following an incident in Trinidad, Colorado, on April 15, 1977, the defendant Max Romero was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon in violation of a municipal ordinance. One week later, after further...

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