Disharoon v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Brantley Disharoon was arrested and indicted at the age of thirteen on two counts of aggravated sodomy, 1 two counts of aggravated sexual battery, 2 and four counts of child molestation. 3 After nearly five years passed without a trial, Disharoon filed a motion for discharge and acquittal on the basis that the State had violated his right to a speedy trial. He appeals the order denying his motion, arguing that the trial court erred in ruling that his right to a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution had not been violated and in…