State v. Case

¶1 Lester Joe Case (Case) appeals the Montana Twenty-First Judicial District Court’s order affirming the Ravalli County Justice Court’s denial of his motion to dismiss. We affirm. On appeal, we consider whether the District Court erred when it upheld the denial of Case’s motion to dismiss the charges against him for lack of speedy trial.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶2 Upon responding to a domestic assault call on the evening of July 23, 2011, Ravalli County Sheriff s deputies found Case’s wife, Sherri, waiting outside of the couple’s home. Sherri told the deputies that she and Case began…