Does Juvenile's Failure to Answer Discovery Request Delay Speedy Trial Deadline in Serious Youthful Offender Case?

In re: D.S. A Minor Child, Case no. 2012-1041

Eighth District Court of Appeals (Cuyahoga County)

ISSUE: In a juvenile court case involving a minor charged under the state's "serious youthful offender" (SYO) statute, does the defendant's continuing failure to respond to a reciprocal discovery request that was tendered by the state before he was charged as an SYO delay the running of the 90-day speedy trial time limit within which an incarcerated SYO defendant must be brought to trial?