State v. Clovis

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

This is an appeal by the State, pursuant to K.S.A. 22-3602(b)(l), from the district court’s post-trial order dismissing criminal charges against David Wayne Clovis, setting aside the jury’s verdicts, and discharging the defendant. The district court set aside the verdicts and dismissed the charges on the ground that the defendant was denied a speedy trial.

The facts are not in dispute. This is the second time the case has been before this court. In State v. Clovis, 248 Kan. 313, 807 P.2d 127 (1991) (Clovis I), the district court’s…