State v. Dymond

Ellington, Judge.

The trial court granted Julie Anne Dymond’s motion to suppress, and, subsequently, under OCGA § 17-7-170 (b), it also granted Dymond’s motion for discharge and acquittal of her pending DUI charge. In so doing, the trial court found that the State failed to timely try the case in compliance with Dymond’s demand for a speedy trial. In this appeal, the State contests the rulings on both motions. Because the trial court misconstrued and overlooked the applicable law, we reverse.

The underlying case arose from a single misdemeanor DUI charge against Dymond. The evidence shows that…