State v. Cottrell, Unpublished Decision (12-23-2005)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant David Cottrell appeals the decisions of the Columbiana County Common Pleas Court, which denied his motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds and which sentenced him to consecutive sentences. In presenting his speedy trial argument, appellant contends that the suppression hearing was not held within a reasonable time. With regard to his consecutive sentences, he contends that the findings were not supported by the evidence and that a United States Supreme Court holding prohibits judges from sentencing to more than a minimum sentence without a jury to decide…