Casoli v. State

David Newbern, Justice.

This case presents the question whether an appeal of an order denying a motion to dismiss for lack of a speedy trial may be taken from a municipal court to a circuit court as an interlocutory appeal. We hold that it may not.

The appellate authority of the circuit court with respect to appeals from municipal courts is to try the case appealed de novo. Ark. Code Ann. § 16-19-1105 (1987) [formerly Ark. Stat. Ann. § 26-1308]. While the statute speaks to appeals from decisions of justices of the peace, it applies to appeals from municipal court misdemeanor convictions. See…