State v. Clifton

I concur in the majority’s conclusion upholding the denial of the defendant’s motion for a judgment of acquittal. We part company, however, with respect to the Court’s finding that the numerous and long continuances of the trial of this case, well beyond the maximum time period provided by the Interstate Agreement on De-tainers Act, G.L.1956 chapter 13 of title 13 (IADA), were for “good cause shown,” a mandatory requirement for an extension of the trial date beyond the statutory 120-day deadline. I dissent primarily because there has been no showing of good cause by the prosecution and…