Clark v. State

On Petition To Transfer

DICKSON, Justice.

Indiana Criminal Rule 4 establishes time deadlines by which trials must be held but also authorizes trial courts to exceed the deadlines when required to do so because of court congestion. Today we address the rule's requirements for priority trial scheduling, the steps which must be taken by a defendant claiming a violation of the rule and by the trial court that denies such a claim, and the standard of appellate review of such a denial.

In this interlocutory appeal, the defendant, Stephen Leo Clark, contends that the trial court erroneously denied his…