This case involves a question of whether a criminal defendant was granted a speedy trial. Dennis Dwayne Johnson filed a motion to dismiss a felony charge of forgery on the basis that eight months had elapsed between the time the information was filed and the time his trial was scheduled. The district court denied this motion on the basis that the prosecution showed good cause for the delay: Johnson had disappeared...
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