Whitton v. State

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

The central issue posed by this appeal is whether Raymond David Whitton was denied the right to á speedy trial as guaranteed by the Alaska constitution.1 In light of the factual context of this record, we conclude that Whitton was denied that right.

In the case at bar, 29 months and 5 days elapsed from the date charges were filed against Whitton to the commencement of his trial for the offense of burglary not in a dwelling. Thus, we find the case at bar is controlled by our previous decision in Glasgow v. State, 469 P.2d 682 (Alaska 1970), as explained in…