Cliatt v. State

194 Ga. App. 110 (1989)

389 S.E.2d 568

CLIATT

v.

THE STATE.

A89A1445.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided December 5, 1989.

Rehearing Denied December 20, 1989.

Charles A. Mullinax, for appellant.

Gerald N. Blaney, Jr., Solicitor, Robert Greenwald, David M. Fuller, Assistant Solicitors, for appellee.

DEEN, Presiding Judge.

Prosecution of the appellant for traffic violations was initiated in the Gwinnett Recorder's Court, which does not provide for juries in its jurisdiction. When the appellant filed a demand for speedy trial pursuant to OCGA § 17-7-170, the recorder's court transferred the matter to the…