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State v. Swisher

Supreme Court of Idaho
Nov 23, 1983
672 P.2d 1054 (Idaho 1983)

Opinion

No. 14616.

November 23, 1983.

APPEAL FROM FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, IDAHO COUNTY, JAMES C. TOWLES, J.

Jim Jones, Atty. Gen., Lynn E. Thomas, Sol. Gen., Myrna A.I. Stahman, Deputy Atty. Gen., Boise, for plaintiff-appellant.

Delbert W. Steiner, Lewiston, for defendant-respondent.


The State challenges the district court's dismissal for delay in bringing the defendant to a second trial following a first trial which culminated in a jury's acquitting on two of four felony counts and an order of mistrial on the remaining two counts.

The State contends — not that the prosecutor made a sufficient showing of good cause to justify the delay attributable to the State and to the court — but that the trial court did not properly evaluate the prosecutor's showing. Even without our applying the presumption of regularity which attends an inquiry as to the validity of a district court judgment, we are left unpersuaded by the State's appellate argument. This case having little if any precedential value, we perceive no purpose to be served by detailing the chronology of proceedings or the prosecutor's proffered showing — which we have reviewed. Finding no error,

The judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Swisher

Supreme Court of Idaho
Nov 23, 1983
672 P.2d 1054 (Idaho 1983)
Case details for

State v. Swisher

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. E. Joe SWISHER…

Court:Supreme Court of Idaho

Date published: Nov 23, 1983

Citations

672 P.2d 1054 (Idaho 1983)
672 P.2d 1054