Legal Opinion

State v. S. Llamas

Montana Supreme Court

Decided June 27, 2017No. DA 15-0777PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice McGRATH

¶1 Sylvia Llamas appeals from the District Court’s memorandum and order filed August 3, 2015, denying her motion to dismiss the criminal charges against her for lack of a speedy trial. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

Issue One: Did the District Court err in denying Llamas’ motion to dismiss for failure to provide a speedy trial?

Issue Two: Did Llamas receive ineffective assistance of counsel in regard to her motion to dismiss for failure to provide a speedy trial?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 On May 16, 2014, police arrested Llamas at a casino in Butte, Montana.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Whitlow v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2008
  4. State v. AriegweMontana Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Griffin v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Garding v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2020
  2. State v. S. LlamasMontana Supreme Court · 2017

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