Mason v. People

The question presented is whether the failure to retry a criminal defendant within three months of the declaration of a mistrial violates the speedy trial requirements of section 18-1-405, 8B C.R.S. (1986), mandating dismissal of charges against the defendant. 1 Consistent with our decision announced in People v. Pipkin, 655 P.2d 1360 (Colo.1983), we conclude that the controlling statute does not create a new three-month time period, and therefore, we find no such violation.

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In November 1993, the petitioner, Ronald Mason, was charged with several counts of third-degree sexual assault. 2 On…