State v. Spence

179 Ga. App. 750 (1986)

347 S.E.2d 612

THE STATE

v.

SPENCE.

72150.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided June 17, 1986.

Rehearing Denied July 14, 1986.

Ralph T. Bowden, Jr., Solicitor, Elliott A. Shoenthal, Henry M. Newkirk, Assistant Solicitors, for appellant.

Charles A. Mullinax, for appellee.

Norman Miller, Joseph L. Chambers, Charles H. Frier, amici curiae.

BANKE, Chief Judge.

At issue in this appeal is whether a criminal defendant can file a valid demand for trial, within the contemplation of OCGA § 17-7-170 (a), with respect to a traffic charge which has not yet been formally docketed or filed in any…