State v. Head

SABERS, Justice.

Circuit court dismissed all charges against defendant for State’s violation of 180-day rule, including subsequently filed charges arising out of the same criminal transaction. State appeals. We affirm.

Facts

In the early morning of August 2, 1989, an Aberdeen woman was accosted on a downtown street near her home. Her assailant grabbed her around the neck and dragged her across the street behind a building. He threatened her, pulled her hair, forcibly removed her pants and raped her, although he was unable to complete intercourse. He finally gave up and ran away.

The same day,…