McFarland v. Lindsey

Ray Thornton, Justice.

Appellant, James McFarland, sought a writ of prohibition from the Washington County Circuit Court to prevent the West Fork Municipal Court from trying him for Driving While Intoxicated and Driving off the Pavement. McFarland alleged that the West Fork Municipal Court wrongly denied his motion to dismiss the charges on speedy-trial grounds. The Circuit Court declined to grant his petition for a writ of prohibition and McFarland seeks to appeal to this court pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 28.1, which provides that criminal charges must be dismissed if the defendant is not…