State ex rel. Long v. Bettman

This is an action in mandamus originating in this court. Relator is apparently requesting an order directing respondent to dismiss certain criminal charges against him for lack of a speedy trial on a 1968 indictment. Relator is presently incarcerated in a Kentucky penal institution.

The state has filed a motion to dismiss the petition.

The facts, as set forth in the state’s brief, are as follows:

Relator was indicted on March 8, 1968. He did not appear at the arraignment on March 11,1968, and his bond was forfeited. Relator was later found to be in a Kentucky penal institution and a detainer was…