State v. Robert Houghton

¶1 Appellant Robert Houghton (Houghton) appeals from the order of the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County, denying his motion to dismiss for lack of a speedy trial and upholding his sentence for the offenses of sexual assault and incest.

¶2 We consider the following issue on appeal:

¶3 Whether the District Court erred by denying Houghton’s motion to dismiss for a violation of his constitutional right to a speedy trial.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶4 The salient events relevant to this appeal begin on March 9,2007, when Bozeman Police Department Sergeant Bandon Olson informed…