PEOPLE v. WATSON

No. 81CA0666.

666 P.2d 1114 (1983)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arthur J. WATSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals.

Rehearing Denied April 7, 1983.

Certiorari Granted August 22, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Charles B. Howe, Deputy Atty. Gen., Joel W. Cantrick, Sol. Gen., Virginia Byrnes, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Barbara S. Blackman, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


KELLY, Judge.

Arthur Watson appeals his aggravated robbery convictions contending that the trial court erred in denying his motions to dismiss on constitutional and statutory speedy trial grounds, and in failing to instruct the jury properly. We affirm.

The relevant facts are undisputed. On August 14, 1978, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges. As a result of various pretrial proceedings, the defendant explicitly waived his speedy trial rights;...

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