Legal Opinion

State v. Thompson

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 2, 2007No. A07A0582Published

1Opinion of the Court

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

A trial court dismissed a Columbia County indictment against Kristen Thompson on the ground that the State had failed to bring her to trial when she returned from imprisonment in South Carolina to face charges in Lincoln County. The State appeals, and we affirm.

The State has failed to prove by citations to the record that the trial court’s account of the case is incorrect. See Court of Appeals Rule 25 (a) (1). In March 2000, while Thompson was imprisoned in South Carolina, both Lincoln County and Columbia County filed detainers against her pursuant to the Interstate…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Barton v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  2. Morrison v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006

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