PEOPLE v. ALLEN

No. 86SA150.

744 P.2d 73 (1987)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gordon H. ALLEN, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

October 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Thomas, Dist. Atty., E. Ronald Beeks, Donna Skinner Reed, Deputy Dist. Attys., Golden, for plaintiff-appellant.

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Judy Fried, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellee.


MULLARKEY, Justice.

This case involves the defendant's speedy trial rights under the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD), section 24-60-501, 10 C.R.S. (1982). The district court dismissed four criminal charges against the defendant, Gordon H. Allen, because of the People's failure to bring the defendant to trial within 120 days of his arrival in Colorado as required by IAD Article IV(c). The People filed a motion for reconsideration, which was denied. The People...

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