State v. O'Brien

In State v. O'Brien (1987), 34 Ohio St.3d 7, 516 N.E.2d 218, the Supreme Court of Ohio stated that statutory and constitutional speedy-trial provisions are co-extensive, but that the constitutional guarantees may be broader than statutory provisions in some circumstances. Hence, a defendant's Sixth Amendment rights to a speedy trial can be violated even though the state has complied with the statutory provisions implementing that right. Id. at 9.