BACA v. DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

No. 79SA369.

603 P.2d 940 (1979)

John BACA, Petitioner, v. The DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, and the Honorable Joseph P. Lewis, One of the Judges Thereof, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied December 3, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Gregory Walta, State Public Defender, Craig L. Truman, Chief Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Alexander Garlin, Deputy State Public Defender, Boulder, for petitioner.

Nolan L. Brown, Dist. Atty., John R. Barksdale, Deputy Dist. Atty., Golden, for respondents.


HODGES, Chief Justice.

This original proceeding involves three consolidated cases based upon felony theft, felony theft receiving, conspiracy, and habitual criminal charges. Defense counsel filed a petition in the nature of prohibition based upon the trial court's refusal to dismiss these charges pursuant to the speedy trial statute and rule. Section 18-1-405, C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl.Vol. 8). See also Crim.P. 48(b). We issued a rule to show cause and now discharge...

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