State v. Robinson

The State appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing the indictment charging Gedarin Kenardo Robinson with second-degree forgery for allegedly obtaining a non-driver’s identification card in his brother’s name.

The State argues that the trial court erroneously granted Robinson’s motion to dismiss the indictment against him on speedy-trial grounds. In Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514, 92 S.Ct. 2182, 33 L.Ed.2d 101 (1972), the United States Supreme Court set forth the following factors that must be weighed when reviewing a speedy-trial claim: (1) the length of the delay; (2) the reason for the…