STATE v. WOMBOLT

No. 87-509.

753 P.2d 330 (1988)

The STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Scott A. WOMBOLT, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided April 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Greely, Atty. Gen., Helena, Harold F. Hanser, Co. Atty., Billings, Charles A. Bradley, Deputy Co. Atty., for plaintiff and appellant.

Arthur J. Thompson, Thompson and Sessions, Billings, for defendant and respondent.


GULBRANDSON, Justice.

The State appeals from an order of the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District, County of Yellowstone, dismissing an information charging defendant/respondent Scott A. Wombolt (Wombolt) with arson. The dismissal was based on failure to provide a speedy trial. We affirm.

The State raises but one issue:

Did the District Court abuse its discretion in granting Wombolt's motion to dismiss for failure to provide a speedy...

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