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Re: Donnydogood's Conundrum
- Subject: Re: Donnydogood's Conundrum
- From: "Martin Retherford" <m_retherford@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 11:48:27 PDT
Don,
I believe it is 46 business days not calendar days. If I am wrong you
most certainly can request that the ticket be dismissed. Sometimes the
Judge or the DA will have a problem with it though so give it a shot and
good luck.
By the way was it CHP, sherrif or local PD?
>From: don draper <donnydogood@xxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: triumph digest <triumph@xxxxxxxxxx>, Real Sprint Digest
><RS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Donnydogood's Conundrum
>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 12:19:43 -0700
>
> The appearance date on the ticket was July 14th and I appeared at
>the courthouse on that date as promised and requested a hearing. The
>court set a date for my hearing on the afternoon of August 29th. I
>waived none of my rights.
>
> The notice of arraignment and trial date (which I had to sign)
>specifies, among other things, my right to a speedy trial i.e. within
>45 calendar days. I just figured out that Aug. 29th is FORTY-SIX days
>after my appearance date.
>
> My question obviously is: Will the allowable period for my
>'right to a speedy trial' have already expired when I appear in
>court? Would it be proper for me to request a dismissal on this
>basis?
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