Walker v. State

This Court need not, and should not, overrule its prior case law that has directly and repeatedly interpreted OCGA § 17-7-171 (b) to “provide [ ] for discharge and acquittal in capital cases if a defendant *702is not given a trial within two regular terms of court following the filing of a demand for trial, assuming jury availability and the defendant’s readiness.” (Emphasis supplied.) Tutt v. State, 267 Ga. 49, 50 (472 SE2d 306) (1996); Burns v. State, 265 Ga. 763 (462 SE2d 622) (1995) (trial court properly denied motion for discharge where defendant “did not satisfy the statutory requirement…