Pura v. State

Thomas Pura petitions for a writ of prohibition to preclude the trial court from proceeding with trial and also requests that the court be required to discharge him.

Pura was arrested on August 2, 2000 and the charging affidavit was promptly filed bearing file number CR00-10386. Pura’s attorney filed a notice of appearance and demand for discovery on August 28, 2000. The State did not file its information until more than four months later, on January 4, 2001, charging him with lewd and lascivious exhibition and lewd and lascivious conduct with minors for which he was arrested in early August,…