State v. Thomas

REES, Justice.

Defendant Robert Lynn Thomas was convicted of uttering a forged instrument in violation of § 718.2, The Code, and appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss for the alleged failure of the State to provide a speedy trial as required by statute, and from the admission into evidence of testimony regarding a similar offense and the theft of the checks allegedly passed by the defendant. We affirm.

Due to the importance of the timing of the various motions and occurrences in this case, a chronology of the events relevant to the defendant’s claims is deemed necessary: