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PEOPLE v. SCALES

No. 86CA0258.

745 P.2d 259 (1987)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vernon SCALES, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Division II.

Rehearing Denied June 25, 1987.

Certiorari Granted October 5, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane Woodard, Atty. Gen., Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Richard H. Forman, Sol. Gen., Peter J. Stapp, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

David F. Vela, Colo. State Public Defender, Pamela Stross Kenney, Janet Y. Fullmer, Deputy State Public Defenders, Denver, for defendant-appellant.

Certiorari Granted (People) October 5, 1987.

TURSI, Judge.

The defendant, Vernon Scales, appeals a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree sexual assault. His principal contention is that the trial court erred by denying him dismissal of the charge for violation of his right to speedy trial. We agree and therefore reverse.

The defendant was charged with the assault and entered a plea of not guilty on March...

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