McKnight v. State

Defendant was charged in two indictments for separate acts of selling marijuana during the April 1993 term of the Newton County Superior Court. Defendant filed a demand for trial during the next term of court (July 1993 term), seeking “a trial by jury ... at the present July Term of this Court or the next succeeding term[, i.e., the *900October 1993 term of court].” OCGA § 15-6-3 (2) (A).

Defendant was not called for trial during the July 1993 term of court, but his case appeared on a special jury trial calendar during the October 1993 term of court set for the week of December 6-10, 1993. On the…