State v. Wilbanks

McQUADE, Justice.

In this case we are called upon to determine whether appellant was afforded his constitutional rights to a speedy and fair trial and to due process of law. Because appellant bases part of his appeal on the events leading up to his trial on two counts of forgery and a persistent violator charge on September 8 and 9, 1971, the undisputed facts are related in some detail.

On December 2, 1970, appellant Wilbanks was arrested and charged with forgery of a $20 check allegedly passed on or about October 31, 1970, (hereafter referred to as the “October check”). After a preliminary…