State Ex Rel. Berger v. Superior Court

CAMERON, Vice Chief Justice.

This is a petition for special action in the nature of a writ of certiorari to review the actions of the Superior Court of Maricopa County in dismissing a criminal complaint for lack of speedy trial and also for dismissing an indictment for lack of speedy trial.

We must consider only one question and that is, did the trial judge, while the defendant was still an adjudicated incompetent, have the jurisdiction to dismiss pending criminal charges against him because of lack of speedy trial ?

The facts necessary for a determination of this matter on appeal are as…