PEOPLE v. COLANTONIO

No. 27908.

583 P.2d 919 (1978)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Roger COLANTONIO, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

August 28, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

John Purvis, Acting Colorado State Public Defender, Craig L. Truman, Chief Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Stephens Dooley, Deputy State Public Defender, Fort Collins, for defendant-appellee.


ERICKSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order by the Huerfano County District Court granting the defendant's motion to dismiss under Crim.P. 48(b) for failure to afford him a speedy trial. We affirm the order.

On September 15, 1975, an information was filed in the Las Animas County District Court charging the defendant, Roger Colantonio, with felony menacing. Section 18-3-206, C.R.S.1973. The defendant pleaded not guilty on December 12, 1975, and trial...

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