State v. Hughes

Francis E. Sweeney, Sr., J.

The issue certified for our review is “Does the longer 270-day statutory speedy trial provision, R.C. 2945.71(C)(2), apply to misdemeanor counts which are joined with a felony count in a single indictment?” For the following reasons, the answer to this question is no. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.

The right to a speedy trial is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, made obligatory on the states by the Fourteenth Amendment. Section 10, Article I of the Ohio Constitution guarantees an accused this…