State v. Gibson

Tufte, Justice.

[¶ 1] Steven Gibson appeals from a criminal judgment entered upon his conditional guilty plea after the district court rejected *853his claim that the State violated his right to a speedy trial. The issue is whether the ninety-day period under N.D.C.C. § 29-19-02 began when Gibson gave his speedy trial request to the prison for mailing or whether it began when the district court and the state’s attorney received Gibson’s request. We affirm, concluding that the ninety-day period under N.D.C.C. § 29-19-02 began when the district court and the state’s attorney received Gibson’s…