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MURPHY v. DISTRICT COURT IN & FOR TWENTY-FIRST

No. 27919.

576 P.2d 163 (1978)

William MURPHY, Petitioner, v. The DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR the TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT and William M. Ela, one of the judges thereof, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

March 20, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rollie R. Rogers, Colo. State Public Defender, James F. Dumas, Jr., Chief Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Edward A. Lipton, Deputy State Public Defender, Grand Junction, for petitioner.

Terrance Farina, Dist. Atty., Grand Junction, for respondent.

CARRIGAN, Justice.

The petitioner brought this original proceeding pursuant to C.A.R. 21, contending that his right to a speedy trial had been denied and seeking relief in the nature of prohibition. We issued a rule to show cause, and the parties submitted briefs. We now discharge the rule.

The petitioner was charged in Mesa County District Court with first-degree arson,1 second-degree burglary,2 and...

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