Chambers v. District Court in & for Cty. of Arapahoe

This is an original proceeding wherein petitioner Chambers seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent his being tried in Arapahoe County District Court on criminal charges pending therein. Chambers filed a motion in the lower court requesting dismissal of a robbery charge on which he was about to be tried. He claims that the court has no jurisdiction to proceed against him since he was not brought to trial as specified in 1969 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 39-23-3. It is from the denial of his motion that he predicates his ground for writ of prohibition. We agree with the trial court’s disposition of…