Legal Opinion
State v. Helms
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 28, 1993No. 12297-2-IIIPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Schacht, J. *
The trial court dismissed criminal charges against Wayne Helms after finding the State failed to bring him to trial within the time specified in CrR 3.3. The State appeals, contending Mr. Helms waived or forfeited his right to a speedy trial or, alternatively, that the final trial date set by the court was timely. We affirm.
On May 24, 1991, Mr. Helms was charged by information with three criminal offenses which allegedly occurred between August 1983 and February 1986. On June 28 Mr. Helms was arraigned and released pending trial. On July 18 trial was set for September 9;…
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