Donahoo v. Dortch

KELLER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Appellant, Nathon 1 Donahoo, appeals as a matter-of-right 2 from an order of the Court of Appeals that denied his petition for extraordinary relief in which he sought a writ prohibiting his trial on a pending felony indictment. Appellant, who was serving a prison term at the time of the indictment, alleged that he was not brought to trial within one hundred and eighty (180) days after he filed a request pursuant to KRS 500.110 for trial on the indictment, and therefore, he asserts that he was entitled to a dismissal of the indictment. The Court of Appeals denied…