Sondergaard v. Sheriff, Clark County

OPINION

The sole- issue presented by this appeal is whether Gary Gene Sondergaard has been denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial. The district court denied his pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus based on that premise. The chronology of this case is footnoted below. 1

The main thrust of the appellant’s contention is that the State was compelled by statute to bring him to trial within 60 days after the Sheriff of Clark County was notified of the findings of the Sanity Commission that he was competent to stand trial. NRS 178.460. The State made no effort to do so, and has…