State v. Anderson

— Twenty-three months passed between the time the Snohomish County prosecutor charged Brenda Anderson with a felony and the time she was arraigned. Anderson sought dismissal of the charges, arguing that the State did not act with due diligence to locate her. But Anderson’s failure to receive notice of her arraignment was not caused by any lack of diligence on the part of the State; the principal fault was hers. The State concedes that Anderson’s whereabouts were easily ascertainable during the last 2 months of the 23-month delay period because she *408appeared in court on another criminal matter.…