Johnson v. State

NAHMIAS, Justice.

Appellant Sherwin Johnson is awaiting trial in Gwinnett County on felony murder and other charges in connection with the April 2014 shooting death of Kevin Pierre. On May 8, 2015, the trial court entered an order denying Appellant’s motion for discharge and acquittal on speedy trial grounds, and on June 5, 2015, Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal of that order. The trial court properly denied Appellant’s motion with respect to his statutory right to a speedy trial, and we affirm the court’s ruling in this regard. However, the court failed to make the required findings…