State v. Cox

Webb, Judge.

Since Magna Carta and under both the Federal1 and our State2 Constitutions, a speedy trial is a fundamental right.

*31Blansett and Cox were indicted at the September Term, 1974 by the Grand Jury in Richmond County for violation of the Georgia Drug Abuse Control Act. In the presence of the four superior court judges for the Augusta Circuit the accused filed with the Clerk of Richmond Superior Court, on August 2, 1974, demands for speedy trial, and these demands were entered on the court’s minutes. The trial judge entered an order for discharge and acquittal on June 28,1976 and the…