STATE v. ELDER

No. 13-1822.

868 N.W.2d 448 (2015)

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shawn Michael ELDER Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

April 22, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Curtis Dial of Law Office of Curtis Dial, Keokuk, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Katie Fiala , Assistant Attorney General, and Michael P. Short , County Attorney, for appellee.

Considered by DANILSON, C.J., BOWER, J., and MILLER, S.J.


Shawn Michael Elder Jr. appeals his conviction for manufacture of more than five grams of methamphetamine. He contends the trial court erred in granting the State's motion to continue trial beyond one year after arraignment and denying his related motion to dismiss. We reverse Elder's conviction and remand for dismissal of the charge...

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