City of Billings v. Bruce

¶1 Rodney Bruce appealed to the District Court for the Thirteenth Judicial District in Yellowstone County from a misdemeanor conviction in the City Court for the City of Billings for the offense of stalking. He moved to dismiss the charges based on a violation of his right to speedy trial in both the City Court and District Court, and based on a violation of his due process rights. The District Court denied the motions. Bruce pled guilty and reserved his right to file this appeal from the denial of his motions. We reverse the District Court’s order.

¶2 Bruce raises three issues on appeal:

¶3 1.…