STATE v. ADAMS

No. 88-373.

43 Ohio St. 3d 67 (1989)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. ADAMS, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 17, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheilah McAdams and Kathryn Reckley, for appellee.

Fritz Byers; Wittenberg & Phillips and Jerome Phillips, for appellant.


ALICE ROBIE RESNICK, J.

The sole issue before us in this case is: When an accused waives the right to a speedy trial as to an initial charge, can this waiver apply to a subsequently filed charge which arises out of the same facts as the former charge, when the later charge is brought after a nolle prosequi is entered as to the first charge?

The right to a speedy trial is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, wherein it...

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