State v. Pruett

UDALL, Justice.

Appellant, Michael Gregory Pruett, hereinafter referred to as defendant, appeals from a judgment entered by the trial court .convicting him of the crimes of kidnapping for lewd and lascivious acts; lewd and lascivious acts; and, assault with a deadly weapon. Defendant asserts that he was denied his right to a speedy trial contrary to the guarantees of Art. 2, § 24 of the Arizona Constitution, A.R.S.; Rule 236 of the Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure, 17 A.R.S. the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States as made obligatory upon the states by the Fourteenth…