State v. Soto

OPINION

KLEINSCHMIDT, Judge.

The principal issue in this case concerns whether the state failed to bring the defendant to trial in a timely fashion. We hold that delay attributable to the defendant when the case is pending in the city court is also attributable to him when the matter is transferred to the superior court for felony prosecution. Consequently, the defendant’s right to a speedy trial was not violated, and the trial court erred in dismissing the prosecution with prejudice.

The facts necessary for a determination of this matter are as follows. Ignacio Soto was arrested four times in…