State v. Thomas

¶1 This case presents the sole question of whether the 2003 amendments to the time-for-trial rule supersede the decision in State v. Fulps, 141 Wn.2d 663, 9 P.3d 832 (2000). In that case, the court, relying on the American Bar Association (ABA) standards to supplement CrR 3.3’s speedy trial requirements, held that the speedy trial period began when Fulps posted bail on the day of his arrest and expired 90 days later. Here, like Fulps, Michael Thomas was arrested, posted bail, and released on the same day but was not brought to trial within 90 days. Relying on Fulps, the district court…