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State of Iowa v. Kirsten Marie Carney. IA speedy trial
The defendant in this case was charged with possession of prescription drugs and numerous counterfeit prescriptions. Prior to trial, the state moved to dismiss in the interests of justice. For the basis of the motion, the state cited the need to gather evidence of additional alleged counterfeit prescriptions. This motion was granted with no hearing and without notice to the defendant.
Charges were later re-filed, and the defendant moved to dismiss. She argued that she had been denied her right to speedy trial, and that the motion to dismiss was a ruse to deny her a speedy trial. The district court denied the motion, and the defendant appealed.
The Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed. It noted that the defendant had not met her burden of showing that the delay was unreasonable or prejudicial. It also held that the defendant was not prejudiced by the lack of notice of the dismissal, since there would have been no argument that she could have made in opposition to that motion.
No. 15-0888 (Iowa Oct. 11, 2017).
Please see the original opinion for the court's exact language.
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