Hudson v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Hudson was convicted in the Superior Court of Chatham County of rape. Appellant filed two separate appeals because the transcript was not complete at the time his first appeal was filed; therefore, we will consider all errors in this opinion.

1. Appellant filed a special plea in bar for lack of a speedy trial; this motion was denied on September 25, 1979. Appellant subsequently filed a renewal of this special plea in bar and asked for a jury trial on the plea. The trial court denied this request. Appellant contends the trial court erred in denying the demand for a jury trial of…