Williams v. State

Bernes, Judge.

Robert Todd Williams appeals from the denial of his motion for discharge and acquittal on the ground that, after the trial court granted him a new trial, he was not timely tried in accordance with his demand for speedy trial. Because Williams’s demand had expired at the conclusion of his original trial, we affirm.

A Paulding County grand jury indicted Williams on two counts of aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation, and two counts of child molestation. Williams filed a demand for speedy trial pursuant to OCGA § 17-7-170 (a). He was subsequently timely tried in accordance…