D.A.J. v. State

PARKER, Acting Chief Judge.

In this Anders1 appeal, D.A.J. challenges his conviction for battery on a law enforcement officer. Because our independent review of the record reveals a speedy trial violation, we reverse.2

D.A.J. was arrested on January 22, 1998 for resisting arrest without violence and battery on a law enforcement officer, both of which allegedly occurred on January 10, 1998. On May 5, 1998, the State filed its initial petition for delinquency based on the events of January 10, 1998. At a pretrial hearing held July 27, 1998, D.A.J. moved to dismiss the petition, arguing that it…