Legal Opinion
Kelch v. Erwin
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 10, 1998No. CR 98-255PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ray Thornton, Justice.
Petitioner David Wayne Kelch seeks a writ of prohibition asserting that the trial court is wholly without jurisdiction to try him on charges of manufacturing a controlled substance because his right to a speedy trial has been violated. The trial court denied his motion to dismiss, and we have jurisdiction to consider the issuance of the writ. We decline to issue a writ of prohibition.
Kelch was arrested on March 22, 1996, and was charged on March 26, 1996, with manufacturing a controlled substance, ephedrine, a schedule V drug, in violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-64-401…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. Marion Knuckles, Rose Smith and Raymond BrownCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- West Memphis School District No. 4 v. Circuit Court of Crittenden CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
- Wallace v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
- People v. HuertaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
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