People v. Hampton

METZGER, Judge.

Defendant, Russell Millard Hampton, appeals from the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree sexual assault and two habitual criminal counts. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

On January 16, 1984, the district court received defendant’s request for final disposition of all charges pending against him. Pursuant to the request, defendant was removed from a federal penitentiary in Mississippi and brought to Colorado. Before trial, defendant sought a dismissal for failure to bring him to trial within 180 days of his request for…