1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.W.2d
  4. 428 N.W.2d
  5. 428 N.W.2d 307 (1988)
 

STATE v. BEEKS

No. 87-891.

428 N.W.2d 307 (1988)

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Corvelle BEEKS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

June 29, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Harrington, Appellate Defender, and James Whalen, Asst. Appellate Defender, for defendant-appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Julie Ann Halligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Mary E. Richards, Co. Atty., and Douglas K. Marek, Asst. Co. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Heard by HAYDEN, P.J., and SACKETT and HABHAB, JJ.

SACKETT, Judge.

This case involves the question of when defendant was arrested for purposes of the forty-five day speedy indictment time period. Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 27(2)(a) provides that "[w]hen an adult is arrested for the commission of a public offense, ... and an indictment is not found against him within forty-five days, the court must order the prosecution to be dismissed...." The term "indictment" includes trial informations. Iowa R.Crim.P. 5(5...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases