STATE v. STRONG

No. 92-509.

851 P.2d 415 (1993)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Jack STRONG, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided April 15, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph P. Mazurek, Atty. Gen., Cregg W. Coughlin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Helena, Tom Meissner County Atty., Craig R. Buehler, Sp. Deputy County Atty., Lewistown, for plaintiff and appellant.

John L. Pratt, Roundup, for defendant and respondent.


TURNAGE, Chief Justice.

The State of Montana (State) appeals an order entered by the District Court for the Tenth Judicial District, Fergus County, dismissing four misdemeanor charges filed against Jack Strong (Strong) for lack of speedy trial. We reverse and remand.

We consider the following issue:

Did the District Court err in dismissing the misdemeanor charges against Strong because it concluded that § 46-13-401, MCA, had been violated?

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