State v. Haggard, Unpublished Decision (10-6-1999)

DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY

This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made: Appellant City of North Ridgeville timely appeals the decision of the Elyria Municipal Court to dismiss the case against appellee Terrance Haggard because Haggard's right to a speedy trial had been denied.

I

Appellee Terrance Haggard was dining with his wife and their friends at BW-3 Restaurant in North Ridgeville late in the evening of July 17, 1997. Several men, including Charles Butterfield, Robert McFadden, and their friend Dunsmore,…