Legal Opinion
Newman v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 21, 1970No. 45254PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Presiding Judge.
1. The motion to dismiss the appeal is denied.
2. The statutory right to demand a speedy trial is set out in Code § 27-1901: “Any person against whom a true bill of indictment is found for an offense not affecting his life may demand at either the term when the indictment is found, or at the next succeeding regular term thereafter, a trial; or, by special permission of the court, he may at any subsequent term thereafter demand a trial. In either case the demand for trial shall be placed upon the minutes of the court. If such person shall not be tried when the demand is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Reid v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Thornton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
- Bishop v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Underhill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Meyers v. GloverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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