State v. Ripley

SANDSTROM, Justice.

Gary Ripley appealed from a judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance. Because Ripley was not brought to trial within ninety days after both the county court and the state’s attorney received his request for final disposition of a detainer, we reverse his conviction and remand for entry of dismissal of the charge with prejudice.

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On April 12, 1994, the State filed a criminal complaint in Burleigh County Court charging Heather Quasi with a class A felony for delivery of a controlled substance and…