State v. Crosby

This is an appeal by the defendant in a criminal case from an order denying his motion to dismiss the indictment. The motion was based on ORS 134.120, hereinafter set out, and on the provision of Article I, Section 10 of the Oregon Constitution, which guarantees the right to trial “without delay.”

On May 29, 1957, the Multnomah County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging the defendant with the crime of false swearing, denounced by ORS 162.140. On June 4, 1957, the defendant filed motions to set aside and quash the indictment. These motions were denied by the court on June 13,1957. On…