Lloyd v. State

LAWRENCE F. RODOWSKY (Retired, Specially Assigned), J.

The appellant, Bobby Rydell Lloyd, II (Lloyd), appeals his conviction in the Circuit Court for Garrett County for second degree assault.

We are presented with one issue on appeal:

“Was [Lloyd] denied his federal and state constitutional right to [a] speedy trial?”

For the reasons that follow, we shall affirm. Our analysis includes consideration of the effect on constitutional speedy trial analysis of a prayer for jury trial removal of a prosecution within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the District Court of Maryland.

Factual Background

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