Crapse v. State

Pope, Judge.

James Campbell Crapse, Jr. brings this appeal from his conviction and sentence of rape. Held:

1. In his first enumeration of error, appellant asserts the denial of a “timely and speedy trial.” In particular, appellant assigns error to the trial court’s twice denying his “Motion to Acquit for Failure of a Speedy Trial,” the first time on February 21, 1984 and the second time on May 6, 1985.(a) Appellant’s first motion for acquittal was based upon the provisions of OCGA § 17-7-171 (b). For the reasons set forth in the previous appeal of this matter, State v. Crapse, 173 Ga. App. 100…