Humble v. Superior Court

OPINION

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

Petitioner Robert Houston Humble (defendant) seeks special action review of the trial court’s order denying his motion to dismiss his indictment on two counts of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquors (DUI) with two prior felonies, on the basis that the five year delay from his indictment to his arrest violated his rights to a speedy trial on both constitutional and procedural grounds. The issue before us is whether the state exercised due diligence in its efforts to serve defendant with notice of these charges, which have been pending since…