Legal Opinion
Thomas v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 19, 2001No. S01A0646PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
Christopher Thomas appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment and request for discharge and acquittal for an alleged violation of his right to a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. 1 Applying the criteria of Barker v. Wingo, 407 U. S. 514 (92 SC 2182, 33 LE2d 101) (1972), we conclude that Thomas has failed to establish that his federal constitutional right to a speedy trial has been violated, and we affirm.
A detailed chronology is in order. Thomas was arrested on February 22, 1995, in connection with the July 20,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Doggett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Boseman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Brannen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Callaway v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
- Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
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