State v. Larkins

JjSCHOTT, Chief Judge.

We grant certiorari in order to consider the validity of a ruling of the trial court denying relator’s motion to quash his indictment on the ground that his constitutional right to a speedy trial has been violated. Whether relator’s right to a speedy trial has been violated is determined by a four part test: the length of the delay, the reason for the delay, the defendant’s assertion of his right and prejudice to the defendant. Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514, 92 S.Ct. 2182, 33 L.Ed.2d 101 (1972).

In the case now before us the time period between the filing of the…