STATE v. SOTO

No. 1 CA-CR 11941.

159 Ariz. 33 (1988)

764 P.2d 768

STATE of Arizona, Appellant, v. Ignacio G. SOTO, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department D.

Review Denied December 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Collins, Maricopa Co. Atty. by H. Allen Gerhardt, Deputy Co. Atty., Phoenix, for appellant.

Dean W. Trebesch, Maricopa County Public Defender by Garrett W. Simpson, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for appellee.


OPINION

KLEINSCHMIDT, Judge.

The principal issue in this case concerns whether the state failed to bring the defendant to trial in a timely fashion. We hold that delay attributable to the defendant when the case is pending in the city court is also attributable to him when the matter is transferred to the superior court for felony prosecution. Consequently, the defendant's right to a speedy trial was not violated, and the trial court erred in dismissing the...

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