Washington v. Burk

COBB, Judge.

The petitioner, Shalonda Washington, seeks a writ of prohibition declaring that her impending trial for indirect criminal contempt of court for violating a domestic violence injunction 1is barred by the operation of the speedy trial rule.2 The trial court denied her motion for discharge.

The factual background of this ease shows that Washington was arrested on November 28, Í995, at a Wal-Mart Super Center for violating an injunction against repeat violence which prohibited her from visiting the place of employment of one Amy Litchfield. The arrest was effectuated pursuant to…