State v. Hull

{¶ 1} Theresa Hull appeals from a decision of the Seventh District Court of Appeals, which affirmed her conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol entered pursuant to a jury verdict finding her guilty of that offense. On appeal to our court, Hull contends that the state violated her right to a speedy trial.

{¶ 2} In Hull’s initial appearance in the Mahoning County Court, the trial judge denied her motion to suppress evidence. She then entered a plea of no contest in order to challenge the ruling on the motion to suppress in the court of appeals. In that appeal, the appellate court…