Tongish v. Arapahoe County Court

NEY, Judge.

Respondents, the Arapahoe County Court and the Honorable Richard Jauch, appeal from a district court order which determined that the county court had abused its discretion and exceeded its jurisdiction by refusing to dismiss the complaint against defendant, Thomas Norman Tongish. The district court found that defendant’s right to a speedy trial had been violated. We affirm.

Defendant pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He sought and was granted three continuances of the pretrial conference. He waived his right to a speedy trial when…