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PEOPLE v. CHAVEZ

No. 88SA136.

779 P.2d 375 (1989)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Paul CHAVEZ, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

September 18, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon Neil Barclay, Dist. Atty., Trinidad, for plaintiff-appellant.

Garrett Sheldon, Walsenburg, for defendant-appellee.

Justice ERICKSON delivered the Opinion of the Court.

The defendant, Paul Chavez, was charged in a criminal complaint in the Las Animas County Court with two counts of sexual assault on a child, section 18-3-405, 8B C.R.S. (1985 Supp.). Nearly two years after the complaint was filed, the defendant moved to dismiss the charges on the ground that he was denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial. The district court granted the motion, and the district attorney...

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