State v. Lee
Annotate this CaseUnder a plea bargain, Donald Lee pleaded nolo contendere to one count of second degree murder. The district court sentenced Lee to a term of seventy years to life in prison. Lee subsequently filed a motion for postconviction relief, claiming violations of his right to a speedy trial, his right to due process, and his right to effective assistance of counsel. The district court denied the motion without granting an evidentiary hearing. The Supreme Court reversed in part, holding that the record did not affirmatively show that Lee's ineffective assistance of counsel claim regarding his speedy trial rights was without merit. Remanded for further proceedings.
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