Kennedy v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Upon motion, we granted a temporary stay in this speedy trial case. We now dissolve the temporary stay and decline to issue a writ of prohibition because the speedy trial rules have not been violated.

Although petitioner divides his argument into three points, we need discuss it only as one: whether his right to a speedy trial has been violated. The material dates and events are as follows:

June 6, 1986 arrest

June 9, 1986 charge by information

November 6, 1986 plea of guilty

November 20, 1987 petitioner allowed to withdraw his plea of guilty and new trial date set

July…