STATE v. DOWNING


478 P.2d 420 (1970)

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Robert W. DOWNING, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon, Department 2.

Decided December 23, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

Frank J. Coumont, Dist. Atty., Astoria, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and FOLEY and FORT, JJ.


FOLEY, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of knowingly uttering and publishing a forged bank check and was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. He now appeals this conviction, setting out two assignments of error: (1) that he was denied his right to a speedy trial, and (2) that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial.

We first examine the speedy trial issue. On February 28, 1968, an information...

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