Legal Opinion
Nelloms v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 16, 2001No. S01A0940PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
This case involves an alleged violation of an accused’s constitutional right to a speedy trial. Roger Nelloms was arrested on August 23, 1996 on charges arising out of the shooting death of Anthony Evans and indicted for murder and other crimes on August 29, 1997. Nelloms had earlier been indicted in December 1996 on a charge of influencing a witness based on a September 4, 1996 occurrence. In November 2000 Nelloms moved for discharge and acquittal on the indictments on the basis that his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial had been violated. A hearing was held during…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Perry v. MitchellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
3Cited by61 opinions
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