State v. Shurtliff

The defendant, Frank A. Shurtliff, appeals a Jefferson County District Court conviction for deliberate homicide, robbery, and theft. The issues in this appeal are whether defendant was denied a speedy trial and whether the State’s case was sufficiently corroborated. We affirm.

On February 22, 1978, the State filed an information against the defendant charging him with deliberate homicide, robbery, and theft. The defendant’s trial was set for June 5, 1978, but by subsequent order of the court the date was vacated and twice reset. On January 17, 1979, the court set the trial date for March 5,…