State v. Stewart

Defendant Michael Thomas Stewart appeals from an order of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Lincoln Gounty, denying defendant’s motion to dismiss on the grounds of denial of a speedy trial.

The decision of the District Court is affirmed.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in denying defendant’s motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds.

On January 28, 1991, a Lincoln County jury found defendant Michael Stewart guilty of theft, attempted theft, and forgery. The District Court sentenced defendant to serve ten years on each count in the Montana State Prison, with…