State v. Mitchell

— Larry Dean Mitchell appeals from a conviction of six counts of second degree burglary under RCW 9A.52.030. He argues that the trial court should have dismissed the charges against him because his right to a speedy trial under CrR 3.3 was violated.

The six residential burglaries were committed between August 7 and August 15, 1979. Shortly after each crime, the defendant, Mitchell, sold property stolen from the homes to undercover police officers acting as "fences" in a project entitled "Seattle Target Crime Impact Project" or "STCIP." The defendant was arrested and arraigned on February 1,…