Fausnaugh v. State

McMurray, Senior Appellate Judge.

Defendants Matthew S. Fausnaugh, on April 2,1998, and Robert B. Bell, on October 15, 1998, were stopped separately while driving through Henry County and cited with various traffic offenses. The uniform traffic citations were filed in the Probate Court of Henry County. The evidence shows that each defendant thereafter filed a demand for speedy trial under OCGA § 17-7-170 in the probate court. Subsequently, the cases were transferred to the State Court of Henry County upon the effective date of its creation as a state court. Neither defendant filed a demand for…