State v. Hunter

Defendant was convicted of robbery in the first degree, ORS 164.415, and burglary in the first degree. ORS 164.225. On appeal, he contends that the case should have been dismissed because he filed a demand for speedy trial pursuant to ORS 135.763 and the trial did not take place within 90 days of that notice as required by the statute. We affirm.

Defendant was indicted on December 19, 1989. On January 9, 1990, the district attorney received defendant’s “Demand Notice for Speedy Trial,” which stated that he was incarcerated in the Oregon State Penitentiary and was requesting, under ORS 135.760,…