PURTLE, Justice, dissenting.
I dissent. The petitioner took the only logical course of action available to him after the trial judge denied his motion to dismiss for lack of a speedy trial. He petitioned this court for a writ of prohibition. The fact that there has since been a trial and conviction should have no bearing on the consideration of the merits of the case.
The parties appealed on a stipulated record containing all the facts necessary to decide...
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