SHEA, Justice.
Defendant Bill E. Britton appeals a conviction by jury trial in the Lake County District Court, for felony theft. The sole issue is whether the trial court erred in denying Britton's motion to dismiss for lack of a speedy trial. Defendant was charged on July 1, 1982, and was tried on August 1, 1983, 396 days after the complaint was filed and the arrest warrant was issued. By application of the speedy-trial criteria, we hold defendant was denied his...
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