PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 95CA0854.

926 P.2d 126 (1996)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gary Lee JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. V.

Rehearing Denied May 2, 1996.

Certiorari Granted October 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Grant, District Attorney, Michael J. Milne, Senior Deputy District Attorney, Thomas J. Kresl, Deputy District Attorney, Brighton, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Ellen K. Eggleston, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for Defendant-Appellee


Opinion by Judge ROTHENBERG.

The People appeal from a district court order dismissing a felony theft charge brought against the defendant. The court's dismissal of the charge was based on the People's failure to bring the defendant to trial within the limitation period outlined in the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD), § 24-60-501, C.R.S. (1988 Repl.Vol. 10B). We reverse the order of dismissal and remand the cause for reinstatement of the felony theft charge...

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