Legal Opinion

Durham v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 24, 2019No. A19A0673Published

1Opinion of the Court

Brown, Judge.

*859Following the remand of this case to the trial court in Durham v. State , 345 Ga. App. 687, 814 S.E.2d 813 (2018), the trial court entered a written order denying Gary Durham's plea in bar asserting a violation of his right to a speedy trial. As allowed by our remand instructions, Durham appeals from this order, contending that the trial court (1)

*361improperly weighed the four factors outlined in Barker v. Wingo , 407 U. S. 514, 92 S.Ct. 2182, 33 L.Ed.2d 101 (1972), and (2) improperly commented upon the evidence. For the reasons explained below, we vacate the trial court's order…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  3. Smith v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  4. Priest v. the StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  5. ELLIS v. the STATE.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2017

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