STATE v. CURTIS

No. 89-422.

787 P.2d 306 (1990)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Betty Ann CURTIS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Haynes, Hamilton, for defendant and appellant.

Marc Racicot, Atty. Gen., Elizabeth S. Baker, Asst. Atty. Gen., and John W. Robinson, County Atty., Hamilton, for plaintiff and respondent.


TURNAGE, Chief Justice.

A jury in the Fourth Judicial District, Ravalli County, found Betty Ann Curtis guilty of felony theft from a checking account and of a certificate of deposit belonging to an elderly patient under her care. She now appeals on grounds of excessive pre-indictment delay, lack of speedy trial, and refusal of a directed verdict. We affirm.

ISSUES

1. Did a 422-day delay between completion of the crime and the filing of the criminal...

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