Reynolds

On December 7, 1979, petitioner Robert Reynolds was arrested in the City of Riverside on outstanding warrants from Los Angeles County. He was subsequently transported to Los Angeles where he was sentenced to a term of six months in the county jail for a violation of Health and Safety Code section 11350.

On December 17, 1979, a felony complaint was filed in the Municipal Court of the Riverside Judicial District charging petitioner with a violation of Penal Code section 12021 (ex-felon in possession of a gun) on account of a firearm alleged to have been concealed upon his person at the time of his arrest in Riverside.

On February 14, 1980, petitioner caused to be mailed to the clerk of the Riverside Municipal Court a document entitled “Petition for a Fair and Speedy Trial, section 1381.” The notice was signed by the petition er, set out the substance of Penal Code section 1381, and included a statement of the charge pending against him in Riverside. The notice was received in the Riverside Municipal Court on February 19, 1980, and thereafter, forwarded to the office of the Riverside District Attorney.

The notice was received in the office of the Riverside District…