City of Red Lodge v. Pepper

¶1 Appellant Geremy Lee Pepper (Pepper) appeals from an order entered in the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Carbon County, denying his motion to dismiss. The issue to be determined on appeal is whether Pepper’s statutory right to speedy trial guaranteed under § 46-13-401(2), MCA, was violated. We affirm.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 Pepper was charged with two counts of theft and two counts of deceptive practices in the City Court of Red Lodge on March 26, 2014. The charges alleged that Pepper made purchases on two credit cards that did not belong to him. Pepper pleaded not guilty to the…