Legal Opinion

Saiz v. DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR TENTH JUD. DIST.

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided December 1, 1975No. 26954PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson

This is an original proceeding in the nature of mandamus. The petition asserts that the defendant, Rudy Saiz, has been denied a speedy trial and seeks dismissal of a pending criminal information. We issued a rule to show cause and now discharge the rule.

The Constitutional provisions, statutes, and rules relating to a speedy trial cannot support a claim for relief when a factual basis does not appear in the record. U.S. Const. Amend. VI; Colo. Const. Art. II, Sec. 6; section 18-1-405, C.R.S. 1973; Crim. P. 48(b)(1). The record which is before iis consists of a petition containing sparsely…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Casias v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1966
  3. People v. SpencerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
  4. Keller v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1963
  5. People v. O'NEILLSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. VelasquezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  2. Harrington v. DIST. CT. IN AND FOR COUNTY OF MORGANSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
  3. People v. BellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  4. People v. SteeleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
  5. Williamsen v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987

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