State v. Timpy

Defendants were separately indicted on multiple counts of arson, conspiracy to commit arson, attempted theft and conspiracy to commit theft.1 The trial court dismissed the indictments with prejudice on the ground that defendants were denied their constitutional right to a speedy trial. Or Const, Art I, § 10; United States Constitution, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments.2 We affirm in part and reverse in part.

On August 27, 1982, a fire occurred in defendants’ restaurant and lounge. In December, 1982, they were indicted for arson in the first degree in connection with that fire. They pleaded not…