STATE v. MASK

No. 45565.

655 S.W.2d 832 (1983)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Dorothy MASK, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

July 26, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nick A. Zotos, St. Louis, for appellant.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Kristie Green, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, George A. Peach, Circuit Atty., St. Louis, for respondent.


REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of the offense of manslaughter. She was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment as a prior offender. On appeal, defendant alleges error in denial of her motion to dismiss for failure to grant a speedy trial. We affirm.

Defendant contends that she was brought to trial 257 days after arraignment, excluding defendant's continuances, in violation of Missouri's Speedy Trial Act which limits a time lapse to 180 days...

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