Maddox v. State

LONG, Judge.

The appellant, Michael Edward Maddox, appeals from the circuit court’s dismissal of his appeal from the district court for a trial de novo.

The appellant was convicted in the district court in September 1994 of driving under the influence and of driving while his driver’s license was revoked, and he appealed to the circuit court. The appellant and his attorney appeared in the circuit court on plea day, November 17, 1994, at which time the appellant was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty. The case was set for trial on November 28, 1994. However, the case was not reached on…