State v. Gray

An early or “speedy” trial of accused persons is a protection to the rights of an individual which deeply concerned the authors of our federal and state Constitutions, and implementing legislation has been the object of care by the General Assembly of Ohio.

Section 10, Article I of the Constitution of the state of Ohio, is in part as follows:

“* * * In any trial, in any court, the party accused shall * * * have # * * a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed

The implementing legislation consists of Sections 2945.71 to 2945.73,…