URIBE v. the STATE.

MERCIER, Judge.

*264 Mateo Uribe appeals from the trial court's order denying his motion for discharge and acquittal on statutory speedy trial grounds under OCGA § 17-7-170, contending that the order is erroneous and that the court erred in denying his motion without first holding an *265 evidentiary hearing, in violation of his constitutional right to due process. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. We disagree with Uribe's contention that the trial court's findings were erroneous. "The denial of a statutory speedy trial demand presents a question of law which this Court reviews de novo."…