PEOPLE v. CASTRO

No. 92SC272.

854 P.2d 1262 (1993)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. Bernard CASTRO, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gale A. Norton, Atty. Gen., Raymond T. Slaughter, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Timothy M. Tymkovich, Sol. Gen., John Daniel Dailey, Deputy Atty. Gen., Robert Mark Russel, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert M. Petrusak, Asst. Atty. Gen., Crim. Enforcement Section, Denver, for petitioner.

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Robin Desmond, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for respondent.


Justice VOLLACK delivered the Opinion of the Court.

The People of the State of Colorado (the People) petition from the court of appeals opinion in People v. Castro, 835 P.2d 561 (Colo.App.1992), wherein the court of appeals reversed the conviction of Bernard C. Castro (Castro) on the ground that Castro was denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial. We affirm.

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On May 2, 1989, the People filed a complaint...

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