State v. Buis

{¶ 1} The State of Ohio appeals from the trial court's dismissal of an indictment against defendant-appellee Wendell Buis based on pre-indictment delay.

{¶ 2} In its sole assignment of error, the State challenges the trial court's ruling as an abuse of discretion.

{¶ 3} The record reflects that a grand jury indicted Buis on April 18, 2017 on one count of cocaine possession, a fifth-degree felony. The indictment alleged that the offense had occurred on or about February 7, 2015. Buis moved to dismiss the indictment. He asserted that an unjustifiable and prejudicial delay of more than two years…