Legal Opinion
State v. Adams
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided May 17, 1989No. 88-373PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlice Robie Resnick, J.
The sole issue before us in this case is: When an accused waives the right to a speedy trial as to an initial charge, can this waiver apply to a subsequently filed charge which arises out of the same facts as the former charge, when the later charge is brought after a nolle prosequi is entered as to the first charge?
The right to a speedy trial is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, wherein it states that an “accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial.” A similar provision is found in Section 10, Article I of the Ohio Constitution. The…
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