State v. Patton

Grady, Judge.

In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether a delay of more than three years between imposition of sentence and its execution violates a defendant’s constitutional rights of liberty and to a speedy trial. Oh the record before us, we hold that it does not.

Defendant-appellant Wayne S. Patton was charged in 1992 with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, in violation of R.C. 4511.19. Patton filed a motion to suppress evidence. The motion was denied.

On February 11, 1993, Patton changed his plea to no contest. The trial court accepted the plea and found…