State v. Baird

The appellants, 12 defendants, brought motions to discharge on the basis that they were denied their statutory and constitutional rights to speedy trials. In each case, the appellant was not brought to trial within 6 months as required by Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 29-1207 and 29-1208 (Reissue 1995). The district court denied the motions to discharge on the basis that good cause for delay was shown under § 29-1207(4) (f) because one of the two judges in the district was absent due to surgery, a court reporter had suffered a serious illness, and the court was unable to schedule the appellants for…