State v. Leonard

LeGRAND, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses in violation of § 713.1, The Code, 1973. He appeals, alleging numerous errors which he says require a reversal. Since we agree the case must be dismissed because defendant was denied a speedy trial under § 795.2, The Code, we consider none of the other matters raised.

Since State v. Gorham, 206 N.W.2d 908 (Iowa 1973), an opinion rendered to meet the demands of Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514, 92 S.Ct. 2182, 33 L.Ed.2d 101 (1972), we have had a number of appeals predicated on the denial of a speedy trial. Among them…