State v. McFarland

James E. McFarland appeals from a judgment and sentence following his conviction of grand larceny. The primary question raised by the appeal is whether the conviction should be set aside because the defendant was not promptly arraigned. We affirm the judgment.

On October 23, 1974, Tacoma police arrested Mr. McFarland on probable cause of having committed grand lar ceny. Later that same day he posted bond and was released from jail after he signed “Instructions on Release from Custody” which informed him to appear in court for arraignment on October 30. On October 24 the prosecutor formally…