Turner v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

The appellant was indicted for murder along with one Charles Bolton at the January, 1975, term of the Superior Court of Newton County. He was arrested February 21 and confined in jail. On April 30 a motion for bond was filed which recited that "defendant’s attorney requested trial at the April, 1975, term of Newton Superior Court, defendant having been previously indicted, but no trial was forthcoming.” This appeal is from the order denying bond.

Code § 27-1901 specifies that a demand for trial may be made where "a true bill of indictment is found for an offense not…