Legal Opinion

Livingston v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 6, 1970No. 45325PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Judge.

1. "An adjourned term of court is but a continuation and a part of the regular term.” Carter v. State, 14 Ga. App. *153242 (80 SE 533). Where without any order taken the term of court following the term at which defendant made his demand for trial continued beyond the statutory two weeks set for a "regular term” it was a continuance and part of the regular term. The defendant’s demand for release because he was not timely tried is without merit.

Submitted May 6, 1970 Decided July 6, 1970. Wesley R. Asinof, Robert B. Thompson, for appellant. Jeff C. Wayne, District Attorney, for…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  2. Lawson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
  3. Morgan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
  4. Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
  5. Groce v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ingram v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  2. Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  3. Alexander v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  4. Ingram v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

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