Jackson v. State

BLACKBURN, Senior Appellate Judge.

Derrick Jackson appeals the denial of his motion for discharge and acquittal from certain criminal charges, which motion asserted that he was not tried within the requisite time period following his speedy trial demand. However, because Jackson’s speedy trial demand was untimely, the trial court did not err in denying his motion for discharge and acquittal. We therefore affirm.

The facts are undisputed. In November 2008, Jackson allegedly received a stolen car, drove that car in excess of the speed limit, and failed to properly restrain a child in the car. Via…