State v. Duncan

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 3229

Syllabus

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW/CRIMINAL — SPEEDY TRIAL: The trial court erred in granting defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint on constitutional speedy-trial grounds: the Barker factors weighed against a violation, despite the timely-filed motion, given the state's initial diligence, the lack of evidence linking the delay to the subsequent lack of diligence, and the absence of some particularized trial prejudice from the 13-month postaccusation delay.