State v. Taylor, 2014 Ohio 1793

Taylor was indicted in Allen County for domestic violence, arrested April 21, 2013.
Discovery request by Taylor was made May 22, 2013; State responded May 24, 2013.
Taylor moved for competency evaluation on June 24, 2013; court granted and later found him competent.
Taylor signed a speedy-trial waiver on June 26, 2013; he later refused to sign on-record; new counsel was appointed.
A pretrial hearing Aug. 5, 2013 addressed speedy-trial issues; court ruled the waiver invalid but tolled time until competency ruling on July 25, 2013; trial date set for Aug. 20, 2013, one day beyond the 90-day limit due to docket.
Trial began Aug. 20, 2013; evidence showed injuries from alleged assault, cohabitation with the victim, and a prior domestic-violence conviction; verdict: guilty of domestic violence; sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether Taylor was denied a speedy trial	Taylor argued waiver invalid; trial beyond 90 days violated statutory speedy-trial time.	Taylor contends the clock was not properly tolled and the waiver was invalid; time exceeded.	No violation; total time tolled to 89 days; timely under statute.
Whether the conviction is contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence	Snodgrass did not reside with Taylor; no household member relation under R.C. 2919.25(A).	Jury could credit Snodgrass's testimony that she lived with Taylor and shared finances and residence.	Conviction not against the manifest weight; evidence supported cohabitation and domestic-violence elements.

State v. Williams, 79 Ohio St.3d 459 (1997) (cohabitation factors for household-member definition)
State v. Ramey, 132 Ohio St.3d 309 (2012) (mandatory speedy-trial compliance; tolling considerations)
State v. Pudlock, 44 Ohio St.2d 104 (1975) (strict timing and tolling rules for speedy-trial violations)
State v. DePue, 96 Ohio App.3d 513 (1994) (standard for reviewing speedy-trial issues)