Williams v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

Defendant was accused of theft by taking 18 Sunday newspapers of a value of $3.42 on August 15, 1971 in Athens, Georgia. She was convicted on February 12,1975 and on April 7, 1976 sentenced to 12 months probation and to pay a fine of $125.

On November 15,1971 the following was entered on the face of the accusation: "The defendant Odessa Williams demands jury trial, list of witnesses on whose testimony the charge is founded, demands formal arraignment, and pleads not guilty.” After this demand was filed at the November Term 1971, more than two terms of court passed before…