Legal Opinion

Leopold v. the State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 21, 2015No. A15A0783PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMillian, Judge.

This is the third appearance of this case before this Court. In Leopold v. State, 324 Ga. App. 550, 557 (1) (751 SE2d 184) (2013) (“Leopold I”), we rejected Neil Leopold’s claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel following his 2009 convictions for possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. However, we remanded the case to the trial court for entry of a more detailed order with respect to his claim that he was denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial. Id. at 557 (2).

On remand, the trial court again found that Leopold…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Ruffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
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  5. State v. PorterSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011

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3Cited by7 opinions

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