State v. Weaver

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

Ronald G. Weaver was convicted by a jury of one count of possession of cocaine with intent to sell. The Court of Appeals affirmed in an unpublished decision. This court granted Weaver’s petition for review on the single question of his constitutional right to speedy trial. Thus, the only issue before us is whether the Court of Appeals erroneously concluded that the nearly 15-month delay between Weaver’s arrest and trial did not violate Weaver’s constitutional right to speedy trial.

When Weaver was searched incident to his arrest on an…