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STATE v. TRIPLETT

No. 95-1708.

78 Ohio St.3d 566 (1997)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 11, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and George J. Sadd, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

James A. Draper, Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and Donald Green, Assistant Public Defender, for appellee.

PFEIFER, J.

We consider in this case whether the fifty-four-month delay between Triplett's indictment and trial constituted a violation of her Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. Because Triplett precipitated the delay by failing to claim certified mail informing her of her indictment, we find that the delay did not violate Triplett's constitutional rights.

In United States v. MacDonald (1982), 456 U.S. 1, 8, 102...

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