State v. Foshee

Thomas Earl Foshee (Foshee), appeals from the Fifteenth Judicial District Court’s order denying his motion to dismiss the Information on the grounds that he was denied a speedy trial. We affirm.

We address the following issue on appeal:

Did the District Court err in denying Foshee’s motion to dismiss for denial of a speedy trial?

BACKGROUND

On December 24, 1994, Foshee contacted the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office and informed the dispatcher that he “had just done the worst thing a man could do,” he had killed his wife Katherine Foshee. Following his December 24, 1994 arrest, Foshee made an…