Opinion ID: 2598371
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Heading: Calculation of Time for Trial Deadline

Text: A criminal charge not brought to trial within the time limits of CrR 3.3 shall be dismissed with prejudice. CrR 3.3(i). If a defendant is not in custody on the pending charge, the trial must be brought within 90 days of arraignment. CrR 3.3(c)(1). If the defendant is in custody on the pending charge, he must be arraigned within 14 days of the information being filed with the superior court. Id. The court rules do not address delay between the filing of an information and the arraignment of a defendant who is not in custody on the pending charge. Swenson was not in custody for his Jefferson County charges. When a defendant makes a time for trial objection and there has been a delay between the information filing and the arraignment appearance, the court determines a constructive date of arraignment. State v. Striker, 87 Wash.2d 870, 871-72, 557 P.2d 847 (1976); see also Greenwood, 120 Wash.2d at 599, 845 P.2d 971. [2] Calculation of a constructive arraignment date is often referred to as the  Striker rule. A span of more than 45 days between the filing of the information and the actual arraignment date creates a prima facie case that the Striker rule applies, and a constructive arraignment date must be determined. Greenwood, 120 Wash.2d at 599, 845 P.2d 971 (citing State v. Carpenter, 94 Wash.2d 690, 694, 619 P.2d 697 (1980)). This constructive arraignment date is 14 days after the information is filed with the trial court. CrR 3.3; Striker, 87 Wash.2d at 875, 557 P.2d 847. Unless the time is adjusted or objection waived, the trial must begin within 104 days from the filing of an information (14 days from filing of charging document to arraignment plus 90 days for time for trial).