State v. Union

RYDER, Chief Judge.

The state appeals an order which granted appellant’s motion for discharge on constitutional speedy trial grounds. We reverse.

On February 18 and 23, 1982, Union allegedly sold cocaine and heroin to undercover police officers and a confidential informant. In April, Union was incarcerated for unrelated offenses.

The state filed an information charging Union with possession and sale of cocaine and heroin on August 31, 1982. A capias was issued on the same date. Neither the state attorney’s office nor the undercover detectives knew that Union had been incarcerated since April.

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