People v. Olds

LEE, Justice.

The defendant James Walter Olds was charged with multiple counts of burglary and theft and was detained in jail awaiting trial on the charges because he did not post a bail bond. In response to his motion which claimed that his right to speedy trial had been violated, the trial court dismissed the charges pending against him, holding that section 16-4-103(2), C.R.S.1973 (1982 Supp.), required that he be brought to trial on the charges within ninety days of the date of any bond revocation or modification. The People appeal the dismissal of the charges. See section 16-12-102,…