State v. Brownlee

Defendant was taken into custody by Multnomah County law enforcement officials on June 13, 1972, pursuant to a robbery information. Not until 34 days later was he arraigned on the charge against him.① Defendant moved to dismiss the indictment because he had not previously been brought before a magistrate as directed by ORS 133.550.② After a hearing on the motion, an order dismissing the indictment and prosecution was entered by the Multnomah County Circuit Court on July 27, 1972. No reasons are recited in the court’s order as the basis for dismissal except “that the ends of justice will be…