State v. Suggs

OPINION

BROOK, Judge.

Case Summary

The State appeals the trial court's order discharging appellee-defendant Norman Suggs ("Suggs") pursuant to Indiana Criminal Rule 4(C). We reverse and remand.

Issue

The State raises a single issue for review, which we restate as whether the trial court erred in granting Suggs' motion for discharge under Indiana Criminal Rule 4(C).

Facts and Procedural History

According to the probable cause affidavit, on April 7, 1998, State Police Trooper Bill Hutton ("Hutton") stopped Suggs for driving his car with a non-functioning headlight. Hutton observed that Suggs had a…