State v. Coulombe

Defendant appeals his conviction for driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII), ORS 813.010. He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds under ORS 135.747. Defendant failed to appear at a mandatory court appearance in 1996. A bench warrant issued, but defendant was not arrested for more than 10 years. The bench warrant was purged from the LEDS database in 2000 and was not reentered until 2005. Police officers ran a warrant check on defendant during that period and told him that it came back “clear.” We conclude that neither of those…