STATE v. COVEY

No. S-03-406.

673 N.W.2d 208 (2004)

267 Neb. 210

STATE of Nebraska, appellee v. James R. COVEY, appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

January 9, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Mowbray and Robert W. Kortus, of Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy, Lincoln, for appellant.

Jon Bruning, Attorney General, and Ronald D. Moravec, Plattsmouth, for appellee.

HENDRY, C.J., and WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.


MILLER-LERMAN, J.

NATURE OF CASE

On October 23, 2001, the State filed an information in the district court for Harlan County charging James R. Covey with first degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony. On February 14, 2003, Covey filed a motion to discharge on the ground that he had not been brought to trial within the 6-month time period allowed under the speedy trial statute, Neb. Rev.Stat. § 29-1207 (Reissue 1995). On March 28, the court...

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