Legal Opinion
Hill v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 12, 2011No. A11A1880PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McFadden, Judge.
On August 3, 2010, Elliott Hill was indicted for distribution of methamphetamine, an offense that the indictment alleged had occurred nearly four years earlier, on October 3, 2006. Subsequently, Hill was arrested for that offense. He moved to dismiss his indictment for “pre-indictment and prosecution delay,” citing the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and citing Ga. Const, of 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Par. XI. The trial court denied Hill’s motion on March 28, 2011, and Hill appeals.
Two types of pre-trial delay have been recognized as…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Ruffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
- Ruffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
- Bunn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
- Charles Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012