Schwartz v. State

OPINION

RUCKER, Judge

This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a motion for discharge under Ind. Crim. Rule 4(C). Appellant-Defendant Nathan Schwartz complains that he was not brought to trial within one year of his arrest or charge and that the delay was not attributable to him. We reverse.

The record shows that on July 27, 1996, Schwartz was charged by information with child molesting as a Class B felony and carrying a handgun without a license as a Class A misdemeanor. He had been arrested the day before. The information alleged that the offenses occurred in Madison County and thus…