Legal Opinion
Jackson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 11, 2000No. S00A1043; S00A1044; S00A1046; S00A1047; S00A1048PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Presiding Justice.
Michael Jackson, Timothy Allison, Derrick Perry, Rendrick Nolton and Charles Jackson, along with Michael Mosely who is not a party to this appeal, were indicted for the April 1997 murders of Felix Foster and Felicia Martinez. The issue before is us whether these five defendants have been denied their Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. Applying the criteria of Barker v. Wingo, 1 we hold that the defendants have failed to establish that their constitutional right to a speedy trial has been violated. Our decision in this regard does not, however, condone the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Doggett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Strunk v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Boseman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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3Cited by59 opinions
- State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
- Brannen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- State v. BucknerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Hayes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
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