State v. Hatcher

On November 15,1981, the defendant received a traffic citation for allegedly violating R.C. 4507.38 (driving under suspension). On November 19, 1981, the defendant, through his attorney, entered a written plea of not guilty and “[waived] his statutory rights to have his case tried within the specified time period.” Pretrial conferences were held between the defense attorney and the prosecutor on December 2, and December 16, 1981, and the matter was set for trial on January 13, 1982. On January 11, 1982, the trial was continued on motion of the defendant, and was subsequently reset for January…