State v. Rogers

WHICHARD, Judge.

Defendant’s first assignment of error presents for decision a significant issue of first impression in the interpretation of North Carolina’s Speedy Trial Act, G.S. 15A-701 et seq. The record reveals several undisputed facts pertinent to resolution of this issue. A warrant for defendant’s arrest for the crime in question was issued 6 April 1979. The Grand Jury returned a true bill of indictment against defendant on 29 May 1979. Defendant’s trial commenced 7 November 1979, and judgment was entered 8 November 1979.

G.S. 15A-701(al) provides:

Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S.…