NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A man has been waiting three years for his day in court, and police said he’s been committing more crimes in the process.

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Tuesday, a shooting outside of Street Sounds on Gallatin Pike sent one man to the hospital and police on the hunt for the alleged shooter. The suspect in the shooting, 28-year-old Tiko Taylor, is familiar to investigators. He was indicted in June 2006 for the slaying of Wyterrius Black. Three years later, Taylor is still waiting to go to trial.

“It's very frustrating,“ said Metro Police Sgt. Pat Shea. “We do our part: We catch the people, we prosecute them, we take them to jail. We have no control over what happens after we put them in jail."

Taylor was given a $1 million bond. The judge reduced it in January 2007 to $150,000.

Five months later, Taylor paid his 10 percent and got out on electronic monitoring.

“They're still on the street doing the same thing they've done before,” said Ron Odom, who works across the street from where Tuesday’s shooting occurred. “What happened to the concept of a fair and speedy trial?”

The Davidson County District Attorney’s Office said the state has to provide a defendant a speedy trial but that the defense doesn't have to take it.

Taylor's team has asked for and received continuances several times over the years as it tries to find an expert witness. During that time, Taylor was arrested for domestic assault and vandalism, and he failed a drug test. Each time, he got back out of jail.

Police are building another case against him, and Assistant District Attorney Roger Moore said hurrying a case can do more harm than good.

“Forcing a case, having a judge force the case to trial would really be setting it up for the possibility for reversal on appeal," said Moore, who said the Constitution requires defendants be given reasonable bond while they wait for their trial date to arrive.

“Do the criminals' rights override the citizens' rights to safety?" Odom said.

Moore said the District Attorney’s office almost always argues against lower bonds but that the judge makes the final decision.