Ellsworth v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

Richard E. Ellsworth appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to set aside judgment and motion for writ of error coram nobis. By those motions, Ellsworth contended that the trial court originally erred in denying his motion to acquit pursuant to OCGA § 17-7-170, the speedy trial statute.

On March 9, 1996, a Gwinnett County police officer issued three traffic citations to Ellsworth: one for failing to maintain a single lane, one for DUI, and one for failing to wear his seatbelt. The clerk of the recorder’s court testified that the case was docketed in Gwinnett County…