State v. Sistrunk

OPINION

KALITOWSKI, Judge

Appeal arises from the trial court’s dismissal of respondent’s indictment for first degree murder for failure to bring this matter to a speedy trial.

FACTS

Respondent/defendant, Anthony Richard Sistrunk, a/k/a James Mead, a/k/a Tony Mead, was convicted of murder in Salem County, New Jersey and confined at Yard-ville Correctional Center from March 1972 until December 1974 when he escaped.

In January 1975, while a fugitive from justice, respondent was an accomplice to a murder committed in the state of New York.

In September 1975, a warrant was issued from California for…