Legal Opinion
State v. Fink
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 17, 1975No. 47,714PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Schroeder, J.:
This is an appeal by the state from an order granting the defendant’s motion for dismissal of an information charging aggravated arson (K. S. A. 21-3719 [Weeks]).
At issue are the constitutional and statutory guarantees of a right to speedy trial.
On April 9, 1973, apartment building “L” of the Countryside Rentals, occupied by two females, was damaged by a fire set by some arsonist. On April 10, 1973, Timothy Fink (defendant-appellee ) was arrested and charged by way of complaint with aggravated arson (K. S. A. 21-3719). That same day the…
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