State v. Davids

This case is one of three that we decide today concerning the proper interpretation and application of two “speedy trial” statutes, ORS 135.747 and ORS 135.750. The three cases have certain issues of statutory construction in common, which we addressed in our opinion in State v. Johnson, 339 Or 69, 116 P3d 879 (2005). This case presents two additional issues that are case-specific: (1) whether defendant impliedly waived his speedy trial objection by engaging in certain allegedly dilatory tactics; and (2) whether the trial court properly denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the case because…