State v. Brown

The sole issue before us is whether an appellate court errs in reversing a trial court’s order overruling a motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds where the defendant fails to request that the trial court make findings of fact supporting its decision and the court does not state its findings of fact, but there is evidence on the record supporting the trial court’s decision. For the following reasons, we conclude that an appellate court errs in such a situation where there is sufficient evidence demonstrating that the trial court’s decision was legally justified and supported by the record.

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