State v. Lee

Amos R. Lee was arraigned in the Circuit Court for Multnomah County, Oregon, on the tenth day of November, 1921, upon an indictment accusing him of the crime of nonsupport. To that indictment he entered a plea of not guilty.

So far as the court’s journal discloses, neither the state nor the defendant requested that the cause be set down for trial, and the court ordered “that this cause be continued for trial to a later date yet to be determined by the court.” At that time, upon motion of the district attorney, the defendant was released upon his own recognizance. On March 13, 1922, the case…