Bonilla v. State

Petitioner seeks a writ of prohibition based upon an alleged violation of the speedy trial rule. We deny the petition.

Petitioner alleges that he was charged, by notice to appear, with a misdemeanor DUI violation on July 17, 2010. The State subsequently nolle prosequied the misdemeanor charge. On October 25, 2010, the State filed the felony charge of DUI with serious bodily injury, and, by amended information filed on November 12, 2010, added the felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident with injury. The felony charges arose from the same criminal episode as the nolle prosequied…