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Case No. 19-1236

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State of Iowa
v.
Trequan Cosgrove

Appellee

State of Iowa

Appellant

Trequan Cosgrove

Attorney for the Appellee

Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for the Appellant

Curtis Dial

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
19-1236
Date Published:
Nov 30, 2020
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Louisa County, Mark E. Kruse, Judge.  AFFIRMED.  Considered by Bower, C.J., and May and Ahlers, JJ.  Opinion by Ahlers, J.  (7 pages)

            Trequan Cosgrove appeals the district court order denying his motion to dismiss the criminal charges against him on speedy trial grounds.  Cosgrove argues the State failed to bring him to trial in violation of his speedy trial rights under Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.33.  OPINION HOLDS: The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Cosgrove’s motion to dismiss because Cosgrove waived his rights to a speedy trial, as evidenced by defense counsel’s active participation in choosing the date of trial.  We affirm.

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