State v. Otero

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

This appeal involves but one issue; the constitutional right to a speedy trial.

On November 13, 1962, a Wichita home was burglarized and valuable items of jewelry were stolen therefrom. On March 12, 1963, charges of burglary and larceny were filed against the defendant, Frank R. Otero, in connection with the break-in.

Sometime in the month of May, 1963, the defendant was picked up in Florida and released to California where he was tried on charges of conspiring to commit robbery and Iddnapping. He was convicted of those charges and was…