AMON v. PEOPLE

No. C-1675.

597 P.2d 569 (1979)

Verdon Dean AMON, Petitioner, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing July 30, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Candelaria, Spitzer & Koehler, Roger Martin Candelaria, Durango, for petitioner.

J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Mary J. Mullarkey, Acting Deputy Atty. Gen., Edward G. Donovan, Sol. Gen., Nathan B. Coats, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for respondent.


LEE, Justice.

The defendant-petitioner was convicted of driving a vehicle while his ability to operate it was impaired by the consumption of alcohol, in violation of section 42-4-1202, C.R.S.1973. The district court affirmed the county court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss for failure to bring him to trial within six months from the entry of his plea of not guilty as required by Crim.P. 48(b)(1) and section 18-1-405, C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl. Vol. 8). We granted...

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