Lett v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

The record shows that appellant had been on probation until its revocation on September 19, 1974, because of the issuance of a warrant charging him with having committed armed robbery on July 26,1974. Appellant served the remainder of his sentence at the state facility in Alto, Georgia, until his release on October 30, 1975. On February 4, 1975, the Echols County Grand Jury returned an indictment against appellant regarding the offense of armed robbery.

Appellant was never informed of the indictment, and no effort was made to locate appellant and prosecute the matter…