State v. Mohamed

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 659

Syllabus

On the state of Ohio's appeal of trial court dismissal of charges of attempted murder and felonious assault based on violation of defendant's right to a speedy trial. The specific delay in response to the defendant's request for discovery was troubling, but overall time expended prior to trial was not unreasonable, unconstitutional, or violative of the speedy trial statute. The trial court erred by counting 129 days against the speedy trial clock, where that time was both tolled under R.C. 2945.72(E) and constituted a reasonable period of continuance pursuant to R.C. 2945.72 (H). The state's first assignment of error is sustained, its second assignment of error is overruled as moot, the trial court's judgment of dismissal is reversed, and the cause is remanded for further proceedings.