Norton v. State

John I. Purtle, Justice.

The Lincoln Circuit Court denied appellant’s motion for release based upon his contention that he had been denied a speedy trial. Appellant has brought this interlocutory appeal from denial of his motion to dismiss. We will treat the appeal as a Petition for Writ of Prohibition. Appellant urges he is entitled to a dismissal of the charges with prejudice as required by Rules of the Criminal Procedure, Rules 27 through 30. He further argues the rules are unconstitutional in that they have denied him a speedy trial and due process and equal protection of the law based…