George
People v. George
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Smith, J.
Defendant Diane Youngblood George appeals from a judgment sentencing her to a nine-year term in state prison 1 based on a jury verdict finding her guilty of robbery with personal use of a firearm (Pen. Code, §§ 211 and 12022.5) 2 and on her admission of two alleged prior terms served for felony offenses (§ 677.5, subd. (b)).
I. Defendant has not shown prejudice flowing from any denial of her speedy trial rights.
For her first contention, defendant maintains that the trial court erred in denying her motion to dismiss, brought on the ground that she was denied a speedy trial under section 1381.5 3 and under article I, section 15, of our state Constitution.
*959 The first charges against defendant arising out of the Richmond bank robbery were filed in Contra Costa County Bay Judicial District municipal court in a complaint dated January 14, 1981. 5 Defendant was arrested in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 20 and transferred to the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in San Diego on the following day on a probation violation. A detainer was lodged with the MCC on January 22nd. On January 29, 1981, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California…