State v. M.M.

The state appeals from the dismissal of the petition for delinquency it filed against appellee, M.M., on charges of petit theft. The trial court dismissed the petition after a hearing on whether the speedy trial period had expired. We reverse.

Appellee was arrested on March 2, 2002, and the state filed the petition for delinquency on April 23, 2002. The ninety-day speedy trial period ran on May 31, 2002. Appellee was arraigned and appointed counsel on June 19, 2002. On June 20, 2002, appellee’s counsel filed a Motion to Dismiss/Discharge on which a hearing was held the same day. The trial…