Swartz v. Piazza

W. H. “Dub” Arnold, Chief Justice.

Petitioner, Jeffrey Stewart Swartz, brings a petition for a writ of prohibition against Pulaski County Circuit Court, Second Division, naming Judge Chris Piazza as respondent. This petition arises from the trial court’s order denying a motion to dismiss based upon violations of the speedy-trial provisions of Ark. R. Crim. P. 28. In his petition, petitioner seeks a writ of prohibition on his prosecution and a reversal of the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss. Petitioner argues that the State has failed to bring him to trial within the 365 days…