State v. Lybarger

LeGRAND, Justice.

This case is here on review from a decision of the Court of Appeals, which reversed a district court order dismissing a murder indictment against defendant for failure to afford him a speedy trial under § 795.2, The Code. We reverse the Court of Appeals and reinstate the district court order of dismissal.

I. This matter has been in the courts since 1974. Prior proceedings include an appeal to this court challenging the admissibility of defendant’s purported confession. See State v. Cullison, 227 N.W.2d 121 (Iowa 1975). Thereafter defendant was tried and convicted of second…