Ward v. State

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Marques Ward appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss the criminal charges against him, contending the 34-month delay between his arrest and motion violated his right to a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Because the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion, we affirm.

In this case, Ward was arrested in February 2008 on two counts each of armed robbery, aggravated assault, and kidnapping. In May 2008, the court appointed a public defender to represent Ward, and the attorney appeared at Ward’s arraignment…