City of Overland Park v. Fricke

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This is an appeal by the city of Overland Park from the dismissal of a complaint by the district court, following an appeal to district court by the defendant after a municipal court conviction. The district court dismissed the case for denial of a speedy trial because the case was not tried within the ■ 180-day limit prescribed by K.S.A. 1977 Supp. 22-3402. For purpose of this appeal, the facts are undisputed and are as follows: The defendant-appellee, Donald A. Fricke, was arrested on November 1, 1977, for a violation of an Overland Park…