State Ex Rel. McDougall v. Gerber

CAMERON, Justice.

I. JURISDICTION

We granted the state’s petition for special action to determine whether the time a DUI case is on appeal is excludable from the speedy trial limits of Rule 8, Ariz.R.Crim.P., 17 A.R.S. and Hinson v. Coulter, 150 Ariz. 306, 723 P.2d 655 (1986). We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const. art. 6, § 5(3), A.R.S. § 12-120.24 and Ariz. R.Sp. Act. 8, 17A A.R.S.

II. FACTS

On 12 September 1986, the defendant, Charles T. Stegall, was arrested for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (DUI) and with a blood alcohol content of 0.10 percent or more.…