STATE v. CASE

No. DA 12-0546.

305 P.3d 812 (2013)

2013 MT 192

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Lester Joe CASE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided July 16, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Wade Zolynski , Chief Appellate Defender; Jonathan King , Assistant Appellate Defender; Helena, Montana.

For Appellee: Timothy C. Fox , Montana Attorney General; Jonathan M. Krauss , Assistant Attorney General; Helena, Montana, William E. Fulbright , Ravalli County Attorney; John Bell , Deputy County Attorney; Hamilton, Montana.


Justice BETH BAKER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶1 Lester Joe Case (Case) appeals the Montana Twenty-First Judicial District Court's order affirming the Ravalli County Justice Court's denial of his motion to dismiss. We affirm. On appeal, we consider whether the District Court erred when it upheld the denial of Case's motion to dismiss the charges against him for lack of speedy trial.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Upon responding...

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