State v. Martin

The solitary issue presented is whether the failure to bring appellee to trial within 90 days was a *209denial of a speedy trial as defined in R. C. 2945.71(D), necessitating his discharge pursuant to R. C. 2945.73. R. C. 2945.71, in relevant part, provides:

“(C) A person against whom a charge of felony is pending:

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“(2) Shall be brought to trial within two hundred seventy days after his arrest.

“(D) For purposes of computing time under divisions * * # and (C) of this section, each day during which the accused is held in jail in lieu of bail on the pending charge shall be counted as three days.”

The…