Court Opinion

ID: 9851980
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 05:22:37.159417+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:22:20.777631
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Spencer, J.,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent from the Per Curiam opinion herein. From May 30, 1975, defendant could not be found for the service of the information, which was subsequently served on his attorney. His appearance bond was forfeited August 8, 1975, and a bench warrant issued. Defendant was extradited from Wyoming in November 1976.
For the purposes of this appeal he was a fugitive during that entire period. The opinion ignores this period of time and states that the burden was on the prosecutor to prove that all but 1 month and 6 or 7 days of that period was excluded.
While I do not condone the delay of 4 months in bringing the defendant to trial, I would sustain the decision of the District Judge and affirm the conviction herein.