Dodge v. People

On writ of error to a judgment in the trial court denying Dodge relief on his petition for habeas corpus, there is presented here the following question: Was defendant Dodge denied a speedy trial in violation of his rights under Art. II, Sec. 16 of the Colorado Constitution and the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the United States Constitution? We answer the question in the affirmative and, therefore, reverse the trial court.

I

We answer initially two procedural problems raised by the People. The first is whether the petition for writ of habeas corpus in the trial court was a proper vehicle in…