State v. Mask

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of the offense of manslaughter. She was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment as a prior offender. On appeal, defendant alleges error in denial of her motion to dismiss for failure to grant a speedy trial. We affirm.

Defendant contends that she was brought to trial 257 days after arraignment, excluding defendant’s continuances, in violation of Missouri!s Speedy Trial Act which limits a time lapse to 180 days. § 545.780, RSMo. 1978. To calculate the 180 days, defendant counts from the date she was initially arraigned on the charge of murder in…