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STATE v. EDWARDS

No. 46792.

94 Wn.2d 208 (1980)

616 P.2d 620

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. THOMAS EUGENE EDWARDS, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

August 21, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney, and Gordon S. Jones and Mark P. Worcester, Deputies, for appellant.

Anthony J. Meyers, for respondent.

Raymond H. Thoenig, amicus curiae.

HOROWITZ, J.

This case concerns the State's appeal from the dismissal of a criminal prosecution that was brought to trial 197 days after the defendant's arrest. We affirm the dismissal for violation of CrR 3.3.

I

Defendant Thomas Eugene Edwards was arrested on July 19, 1979, on suspicion of robbery, rape, and kidnapping. He was released from the Seattle District Court preliminary appearance calendar on July 27, 1979.1

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