State v. Fisher

LARSON, Justice.

The sole issue raised in this appeal is whether the defendant was denied his statutory right to speedy trial under Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 27(2)(b) (trial must be held within 90 days of indictment) or rule 27(2)(c) (trial must be held within one year of defendant’s “initial arraignment”). The district court denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss and, following trial to the court, the defendant was convicted. We affirm.

The defendant initially relied on both his constitutional and statutory speedy-trial rights. He has abandoned his constitutional challenge on appeal,…