STATE v. BURRUS

No. 1 CA-CR 5401.

134 Ariz. 251 (1982)

655 P.2d 371

STATE of Arizona, Appellant, v. James Robert BURRUS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department B.

Rehearing Denied November 24, 1982.

Review Denied December 14, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by William J. Schafer, III, Chief Counsel, Crim. Div., Gerald R. Grant, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellant.

Ross P. Lee, Maricopa County Public Defender by Terry J. Adams, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for appellee.


OPINION

GRANT, Judge.

This is an appeal by the State of Arizona from the trial court's May 22, 1981 order dismissing the indictment, with prejudice, for failure of the state to bring the defendant to trial within the time limits of Arizona's speedy trial rules.

The record reflects that the defendant Burrus was charged by indictment filed May 15, 1979, with one count of fraudulent scheme and five counts of forgery. He remained a fugitive from justice...

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