Wallace v. State

Banke, Judge.

The defendant was indicted for selling cocaine in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. His attorney filed a document which he contends was a demand for trial pursuant to Code Ann. § 27-1901. Among the alleged errors enumerated on appeal is the court’s denial of his subsequent motion for acquittal and discharge for failure to accord him a speedy trial. Held:

1. Code Ann. § 27-1901 provides as follows: “Any person against whom a true bill of indictment is found for an offense not affecting his life may demand at either the term when the indictment is found, or at the…