Moore v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

More than three-and-one-half years after being arrested for molesting his stepdaughter, Willie Moore was indicted on charges of statutory rape, 1 aggravated child molestation, 2 and child molestation. 3 When Moore moved to dismiss the charges on the ground that he had been denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial, the trial court denied the motion, finding that he had delayed and then withdrawn his demand for a speedy trial, and that he had not shown specific evidence that the delay had actually prejudiced his defense. Moore directly appeals this ruling, 4…