State v. Gordon

Mark P. Painter, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant William Gordon was arrested and indicted for burglary 1 and receiving stolen property. 2 The indictment alleged that Gordon had broken into a residence and had fled in a car that had been stolen earlier the same day.

{¶ 2} Over the next seven months, as Gordon remained incarcerated awaiting trial, the trial court granted eight continuances. Some of the continuances were at Gordon’s request, and some were requested by the state. But they were primarily related to an attempt to consolidate a forthcoming indictment for a different…