State v. Dixon

The state appeals an order dismissing charges of theft in the second degree and criminal mischief in the second degree against defendant for lack of a speedy trial under ORS 135.747. That statute allows dismissal of criminal proceedings when a defendant is “not brought to trial within a reasonable period of time.” The trial court concluded that, of the 21-month period of total delay from the initial indictment to the scheduled trial date, seven of those months were requested by defendant, and the remaining 14 months amounted to unreasonable delay. On review for errors of law, State v.…