State v. Parker

{¶ 1} In this case, we are called upon to determine whether the triple-count provision in R.C. 2945.71(E) applies when an incarcerated accused is initially arraigned on multiple charges in municipal court, but on some of those charges the defendant is bound over to the common pleas court.

I. Background

{¶ 2} Jeremy Parker, appellee, was arrested on November 6, 2002, in connection with the discovery of a methamphetamine lab in Ashtabula County. As a result of his arrest, Parker was incarcerated and three separate complaints were filed in the Ashtabula Municipal Court, charging Parker with…