STATE v. PETERSEN

No. 62440.

288 N.W.2d 332 (1980)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Loren Alvin PETERSEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 20, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex Darrah and David R. Milligan, Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Kermit L. Dunahoo, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., and Kathy Krewer, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Michael H. Doyle, Asst. Polk County Atty., for appellee.

Considered by LeGRAND, P. J., and REES, UHLENHOPP, HARRIS, and McCORMICK, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

The sole question here is whether there was a denial of a speedy trial. After his conviction of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicating beverage, section 321.281, The Code 1977, the defendant brought this appeal in which he challenges only one trial court ruling. The trial court refused to dismiss the prosecution notwithstanding the expiration of more than 90 days between the filing of the trial information and the commencement...

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