State v. Lillibridge’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““Defendant was tried on one charge during the February term (1969) and on the other charge during the following May term (1969). Thus, two terms intervened before the first trial, and three terms intervened before the second trial. The term at which the amended infor-mations were filed is not to be considered in determining the number of terms under the above statutes. State v. Wer-bin, Mo.Sup., 345 S.W.2d 103 . The December term also could not be counted against the state because during that term Judge Riley disqualified himself for the reason that he was prosecuting attorney at the time the case was originally tried. * * * * Trial was had on one charge on March 31, 1969, which was within the February term. Although the trial on the other charge was not held until the May term of court, the record reflects that on March 31, 1969, the cause was set for trial on May 23, 1969 ‘because of lack of time during this term of Court’. Any term where a cause is continued for lack of time to try the case is not to be counted against the state. State v. Werbin, supra. Although the record is silent as to what occurred during the September term of court, it is abundantly clear that Section 545.920 and related statutes do not entitle defendant to a discharge in either case. * * *””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lillibridge v. State