Robinson v. State (Majority)
Annotate this CaseAppellant entered a conditional plea of guilty to one count of commercial burglary, reserving his right to appeal the denial of his motion to dismiss for a speedy-trial violation. On appeal, Appellant argued that the circuit court erred by denying his motion to dismiss because the State allegedly intentionally delayed the start of his twelve-month speedy-trial period by refusing to serve the arrest warrants issued for him when they knew he was incarcerated. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant's argument had no merit, as the speedy-trial period begins to run on the date of arrest or service of summons and not when an arrest warrant has been issued, and therefore, the speedy-trial period had not yet expired at the time Appellant filed his motion to dismiss. Therefore, the circuit court properly denied the motion to dismiss.
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