People v. Galloway

Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of misdemeanor offenses of driving with suspended license and failure to give information, and petty offense of driving left of center. Defendant failed to appear when case was called for trial at 9 a.m., and did not arrive at court until sometime that afternoon. Defendant's failure to arrive until several hours after time set for trial, when State's witnesses were present and ready for trial, constituted a waiver of her speedy trial demand. Defendant's failure to appear at earlier status date waived her speedy trial demand.(GORDON and REYES, concurring.)