PEOPLE v. THORNTON

No. 92CA1200.

890 P.2d 158 (1994)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wade F. THORNTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Rehearing Denied August 11, 1994.

Certiorari Denied March 6, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gale A. Norton, Atty. Gen., Stephen K. ErkenBrack, C. Deputy Atty. Gen., Timothy M. Tymkovich, Sol. Gen., Clement P. Engle, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

David F. Vela, State Public Defender, Scott Evans, Deputy State Public Defender, Beth L. Krulewitch, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


Opinion by Judge PLANK.

Defendant, Wade F. Thornton, appeals a judgment of conviction entered following a trial to the court in which he was found guilty of escape. Specifically, defendant challenges a pretrial order denying his motion to dismiss the charge based on a violation of his right to a speedy trial under the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD). We affirm.

In 1988, while serving concurrent sentences for four felony convictions, defendant failed...

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