Legal Opinion
State v. Brown
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 20, 2012No. A11A1932PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackwell, Judge.
More than six years after he was arrested, Xavios Brown still had not been brought to trial, so he moved to dismiss his indictment, arguing that he had been deprived of his constitutional right to a speedy trial. The court below granted his motion, and the State now appeals. The principles that guide a court in its consideration of whether a delay in bringing an accused to trial works a deprivation of the right to a speedy trial are set out in Barker v. Wingo, 407 U. S. 514 (92 SC 2182, 33 LE2d 101) (1972), and Doggett v. United States, 505 U. S. 647 (112 SC 2686, 120 LE2d…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Doggett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Vermont v. BrillonSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Ruffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
- Ruffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
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