State v. Humphrey

GOLDEN, Justice.

[11] This Court granted the State's petition for writ of review to determine whether the district court erred in dismissing, on speedy trial grounds, the first degree murder charge against Rita Ann Humphrey. We hold the district court erred as a matter of law in relying upon the lapse in time between the dismissal of the initial first degree murder indictment and the filing of the instant information in holding that Humphrey's constitutional right to a speedy trial was abridged. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

ISSUES

[12] The State presents the…