State of Indiana v. John B. Larkin

I respectfully dissent. I - am well aware of the highly-questionable conduct engaged in by members of the LaPorte County Prosecutor’s Office and law enforcement community on more than one occasion, having authored this court’s opinions in both Larkin I and Taylor. However, I cannot conclude that Larkin’s speedy trial rights under Criminal Rute'4(C) were violated, nor that the trial court properly granted his motion to dismiss on constitutional grounds.

I. Criminal Rule 4(C)

I differ from the majority regarding its attribution of several periods of time to the Rule 4(C) clock rather than to…