State v. W. Jessop, Unpublished Decision (9-3-1999)
State v. W. Jessop, Unpublished Decision (9-3-1999)
State v. W. Jessop, Unpublished Decision (9-3-1999)
Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Appellant Frederick Jessop appeals the decision of the Mansfield Municipal Court that found him guilty of speeding. The following facts give rise to this appeal. On September 2, 1998, while traveling on S.R. 39, Trooper Chris Wood stopped appellant for speeding. Appellant was traveling fifty-five miles per hour in a posted thirty-five miles per hour zone. Trooper Wood issued appellant a citation to appear in the Mansfield Municipal Court on September 11, 1998. Appellant signed the citation under protest. Appellant appeared on this date and informed the trial court that he signed the citation under protest and that he filed a bill of particulars which he would like answered before he would participate in the proceedings against him. Tr. Arraignment at 4. Based on appellant's statement, the trial court entered a plea of not guilty on appellant's behalf. Following his arraignment, the assignment office scheduled appellant's trial for September 29, 1998. Appellant did not receive written notification of his scheduled trial date, at the arraignment, because he left the premises. Thereafter, the assignment office mailed appellant notice of the trial date by regular U.S. mail. Appellant did not appear for trial on the scheduled date. The trial court subsequently issued a bench warrant. On November 12, 1998, appellant was picked up on the bench warrant and brought before the trial court. The trial of this matter was rescheduled for November 24, 1998. Prior to the commencement of his trial, appellant moved the trial court to dismiss the speeding charge because he was denied his right to a speedy trial and the trial court failed to establish its jurisdiction to bring him to trial. The trial court overruled appellant's motion to dismiss and found him guilty of speeding. The trial court imposed a $75 fine and costs. Appellant timely filed a notice of appeal and sets forth the following assignments of error for our consideration:I. THE APPELLEE ERRED WHEN PROCEEDING WITH ARRAIGNMENT AND TRIAL WITHOUT PROVIDING THE APPELLANT WITH THE INFORMATION DEMANDED IN APPELLANTS (SIC) DEMAND FOR BILL OF PARTICULARS.
II. THE TRIAL JUDGE ERRED IN RULING AGAINST APPELLANTS (SIC) MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO BRING THE CASE TO TRIAL WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME.
For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the Mansfield Municipal Court, Richland County, Ohio, is hereby affirmed.
By: Wise, P.J. Farmer, J., and Edwards, J., concur.
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