State v. Stokes

Bressler, Judge.

{¶ 1} The relevant portion of this case began when a complaint and warrant were issued against defendant-appellant, Austell Stokes, in the Mason Municipal Court on August 29, 2007. On September 10, 2007, the trial court recalled Stokes’s arrest warrant when John L. O’Shea entered his appearance as counsel of record on Stokes’s behalf. At that time, O’Shea vowed to bring Stokes before the court on September 13, 2007, for his arraignment. On September 13, 2007, as promised, Stokes appeared before the municipal court, at which time he signed a speedy-trial time waiver, received a…