Clark v. State

OPINION

RUCKER, Judge.

In this interlocutory appeal, Defendant, Appellant Stephen Leo Clark challenges the trial court's denial of his motion for discharge. He phrases the issue as follows: whether the trial court violated Stephen Clark's right to a speedy trial.

We affirm.

The facts reveal that on October 26, 1992, Clark was charged with Auto Theft, a Class D felony.1 At an initial hearing on October 29, 1992, Clark orally requested a speedy trial pursuant to Crim.R. 4(B)(1)2 The trial court requested a written motion for a speedy trial, but nonetheless set the trial for January 7, 1998, seventy…