Opinion ID: 1907139
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Fred Lusk Testimony

Text: ¶ 13. On August 16, 1999, the trial court conducted a hearing on Stark's motion to dismiss an unrelated indictment for failure to provide him with a speedy trial. [8] Fred Lusk, Stark's attorney, testified about numerous conversations he had with the prosecution that addressed both the unrelated indictment and the two indictments in the case sub judice. The trial settings, the agreements between Lusk and the prosecution, and the continuances granted on all of these indictments were so commingled that the trial court ordered the transcript of this hearing included in the record in the case sub judice. The trial court stated that this testimony went to all of the cases. ¶ 14. During the hearing on Stark's motion to dismiss, Lusk provided a detailed account of his representation of Stark, including his efforts to obtain a favorable plea agreement. Lusk testified that he agreed to numerous continuances because indictments were pending on two different crimes, one of which he considered very serious. ¶ 15. At the conclusion of the hearing, the trial court made findings regarding the reasons for the various continuances.