Jones v. State

553 S.E.2d 24 (2001)

250 Ga. App. 829

JONES

v.

The STATE.

No. A01A0576.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

July 16, 2001.

Reconsideration Denied July 31, 2001.

Monte K. Davis, Atlanta, for appellant.

Gwendolyn R. Keyes, Sol. Gen., Theresa S. Starkes, Asst. Sol. Gen., for appellee.

MILLER, Judge.

The question on appeal is whether the defendant's numerous continuances and leaves of absence, which left only a seven-day window for trying the case during the second term, and his consenting to a notice resetting the case over to the next term, waived his speedy trial demand. We hold such actions did waive the demand…