Ford v. State

Ford was convicted of robbery and sentenced for a period of not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty-five (25) years. Ford’s sole contention of error on appeal is that he was incarcerated in the Lake County Jail for more than six (6) months without a trial and should have been discharged under Indiana Rules of Procedure, Criminal Rule 4(A).

The version of CR. 4(A) applicable to this case reads as follows:

“(A) Defendant in jail. No defendant shall be detained in jail on a charge, without a trial, for a continuous period embracing more than six [6] months from the date the criminal charge…