Legal Opinion
Wimberly v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 7, 2005No. S04A1870PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
Appellant David Wimberly was arrested on March 26, 2001, in connection with the September 2000 murders of Robert Van Allen and John Lavelle Lynn, and an indictment charging him with the offenses was filed March 28, 2001. The State filed notice of its intent to seek the death penalty on September 7, 2001. On June 2, 2004, Wimberly filed a motion to dismiss for failure to grant a speedy trial/plea in bar to prosecution in which he contended his constitutional right to a speedy trial had been violated. In its order denying the motion, the trial court found appellant had not been…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Morrow v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
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3Cited by21 opinions
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