PITKA v. STATE

No. A-7598.

19 P.3d 604 (2001)

Michael R. PITKA, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

March 16, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcia E. Holland, Assistant Public Defender, Fairbanks, and Barbara K. Brink, Public Defender, Anchorage, for Appellant.

W.H. Hawley, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before COATS, Chief Judge, and MANNHEIMER and STEWART, Judges.


OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

This case raises an issue concerning the proper application of Criminal Rule 45(c)(1). This rule governs calculation of the time for bringing a defendant to trial on additional charges that are filed after the initial complaint or indictment. The rule states that the same Rule 45 calculation governs all charges arising out of the "same criminal episode" unless the later charges are...

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