Legal Opinion
State v. TAKYI
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 29, 2012No. A11A2103PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Judge.
Elizabeth Takyi was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Eighteen months later, following an evidentiary hearing, the State Court of Fulton County dismissed the State’s case on the ground that the State had violated Takyi’s constitutional right to a speedy trial. The State appeals, and we vacate and remand for further consideration as explained below.
Setting aside the transcript of the hearing for the moment, the record shows the following undisputed procedural facts. On October 3, 2008, an officer for the City of Sandy Springs Police Department issued Takyi…
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2Cases cited10 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
- Ruffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
- State v. PorterSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Pierce v. State Ex Rel. Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2014
- Sechler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
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- E. Christopher Sechler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
- State v. Elizabeth TakyiCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013