State v. Barrett

Frank D. Celebrezze Jr., Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellee, Fadil Barrett, was indicted on May 18, 2007, on eight counts stemming from a July 11, 2006 incident where he allegedly assaulted and robbed Terrance Bogan at gunpoint. The case was dismissed by the trial court on speedy-trial grounds on December 23, 2009. The state of Ohio brings this appeal, arguing that appellee’s Sixth Amendment rights were not violated. After a thorough review of the record and the apposite law, we affirm.

{¶ 2} On November 13, 2007, after appellee failed to appear at a pretrial before the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, a…