State v. Allen

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 4091
• 92 N.E.3d 104

Syllabus

Defendant-appellant, facing two fourth degree misdemeanor charges, filed a jury demand 5 business days before his scheduled bench trial date and 11 business days before the expiration of the 45 day speedy trial mandate of R.C. 2945.71(B)(1). The trial court, in response to the jury demand, scheduled a jury trial on the court's next available jury trial date but 20 days beyond the 45 day time requirement. A jury demand, under R.C. 2945.72(E), is an act which may necessitate an extension of the speedy trial deadline. It is concluded, under these facts, that the trial court appropriately extended the time for Defendant-appellant to be brought to trial. Judgment affirmed. (Donovan, J., dissenting).