Legal Opinion
Green v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 12, 2008No. A08A2026PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.
Thomas Green was arrested on August 5, 2005, for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. He was not formally accused by the district attorney until January 29, 2008. On May 5, 2008, Green filed a motion to dismiss on the ground that his constitutional right to a speedy trial had been violated. The trial court denied the motion, and Green appealed. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
There are two benchmark cases used in deciding all constitutional speedy trial claims under the Sixth Amendment and the Georgia Constitution: Doggett v. United States 1 and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Doggett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Ruffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
- Boseman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Ruffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Lambert v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
- Sechler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
- Kemp v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
- Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
- Milner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
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