State v. Purdom

In this criminal case, the state appeals from a pretrial order of dismissal entered after the trial court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of a speedy trial, ORS 135.747. We review for errors of law, State v. Johnson, 339 Or 69, 82-86, 116 P3d 879 (2005), and reverse and remand.

The record in this “tale of two indictments” is as follows. On July 2,2004, defendant was initially arraigned on a district attorney’s information in case number 04-2928, on charges of manufacturing a controlled substance (a Class B felony), delivery of a controlled substance (a Class B felony),…