State v. Vaughan

Ray THORNTON, Justice.

The determinative issue in this appeal is whether the circuit court had jurisdiction on April 10, 2000, to consider Vaughan’s speedy-trial motion. Appellee contends that, because he did not have notice of the April 8, 1997, hearing, and order dismissing his appeal from municipal court, there was no limit to the time in which he could move to set aside the order of the trial court dismissing that appeal. He further contends that the trial court had jurisdiction to set aside the dismissal and reinstate the appeal at any time, even by an order filed after the trial judge no…