People v. Nelson

Opinion by

JUDGE J. JONES

T1 Defendant, Seott R. Nelson, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding. him guilty of aggravated motor vehicle theft, Among the issues he raises is a question of first impression in Colorado: When the state files charges against a defendant, later seeks and obtains dismissal of the charges, and still later refiles the charges, does the period during which the defendant first was charged count in assessing a contention by the defendant that he was denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial? We answer that question "yes." Nonetheless,…