This morning’s Coeur d’Alene Press reported (see:  CoiNuts proceeding delayed) that, “The scheduled arraignment for CoiNuts owner-operator Kevin E. Mitchell didn’t proceed,” as scheduled on Wednesday, July 16, 2014.  

According to the article, public defender Linda Payne, representing defendant Kevin Mitchell, asked for the delay because she had not yet received the 725-page transcript of the grand jury proceeding.

Mitchell was indicted in late March 2014.  When did the public defender request the grand jury transcript?  Who was responsible for ensuring Mitchell’s attorney received it in time to prepare for his scheduled arraignment?  Was the delay in providing the grand jury transcript reasonable or unreasonable?  If it was unreasonable, then who was responsible for the unreasonable delay?