Legal Opinion
State v. Trafny
Utah Supreme Court
Decided October 18, 1990No. 890276PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Chief Justice:
This case is on appeal from the Fourth Judicial District Court, Utah County. Defendant was convicted by a jury of rape, a first degree felony. He claims that he was denied his state and federal constitutional right to a speedy trial and his right not to be placed twice in jeopardy.
On March 2, 1988, defendant Jerome Victor Trafny was arrested in Utah County for the rape of a sixteen-year-old girl. 1 At the time of his arrest, Trafny was on federal parole, and a parole hold was placed on him. He was arraigned on March 18, 1988, and entered a plea of not guilty. Because he…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by29 opinions
- State v. LaffertyUtah Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. RudolphUtah Supreme Court · 1998
- State v. WoodlandUtah Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. BushmanCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2010
- State v. HoytCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1991
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