VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.
Walter Olsen, III, appealed from a judgment of conviction for theft of property. We hold that Olsen was denied his statutory right to a speedy trial. We reverse the judgment and remand for a dismissal of the charges with prejudice.
Olsen was charged with stealing a motor vehicle in Mandan on March 16, 1994, a class C felony in violation of Section 12.1-23-05, N.D.C.C. He entered a plea of not guilty. He then filed a motion to suppress...
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