State v. Harris

Sweeney, A.C.J.

By court rule a criminal defendant in custody must be brought to trial within 60 days of arraignment. But the speedy trial time is tolled for competency or sanity evaluations. Former CrR 3.3(g)(1) (2001). Here, the court ordered a competency evaluation on Francis Harris’s motion. And as part of that procedure, the defense signed an order tolling the speedy trial rule. Mr. Harris unequivocally waived his right to a speedy trial on several other occasions during the course of these proceedings. Any delay between his arraignment and trial was, therefore, tolled. We affirm the…