STATE v. MONTES-MATA

No. 98,883.

253 P.3d 354 (2011)

STATE of Kansas, Appellant, v. Carlos E. MONTES-MATA, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

June 24, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas J. Heiman , assistant county attorney, argued the cause, and Vernon E. Buck , first assistant county attorney, Marc Goodman , county attorney, and Steve N. Six , attorney general, were on the briefs for appellant.

Patrick H. Dunn , of Kansas Appellate Defender Office, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by STUTZMAN, J.:

The State of Kansas appeals the Court of Appeals' affirmation of the district court's order dismissing the charges against Carlos E. Montes-Mata based on speedy trial violations. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Carlos Montes-Mata was arrested in October 2005 by a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper and was held in the Lyon County jail on drug-related charges. He did not post an appearance...

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