SANCHEZ v. DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR COUNTY OF PUEBLO

No. 80SA126.

612 P.2d 519 (1980)

Jose Ricardo SANCHEZ, Petitioner, v. The DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF PUEBLO, State of Colorado, and The Honorable Jack Seavy, District Judge, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied June 23, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale P. Tursi, Pueblo, for petitioner.

J. E. Losavio, Jr., Dist. Atty., Amy S. Isaminger, Deputy Dist. Atty., Pueblo, for respondent.


HODGES, Chief Justice.

In this original proceeding, the petitioner argues that the six-month speedy trial period imposed by section 18-1-405, C.R.S. 1973 (1978 Repl. Vol. 8) has expired and the charge against him should be dismissed. We issued a rule to show cause why the relief requested by the petitioner should not be granted and now make the rule absolute.

The petitioner pled not guilty on January 11, 1979 to two counts of vehicular homicide, and trial...

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