Legal Opinion
State v. Hart
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 4, 1980No. 36045PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Presiding Justice.
We granted certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals reversing the trial court’s dismissal of Hart’s appeal for unreasonable delay in the filing of a transcript. Hart v. State, 153 Ga. App. 53 (264 SE2d 542) (1980).
On February 15,1977, Roger Thomas Hart was found guilty of a felony in Troup Superior Court and sentenced to 4 years. On February 18, 1977, he filed his notice of appeal stating that a transcript of the evidence “will be filed for inclusion in the record on appeal.”
On July 13,1979, the state filed a motion to dismiss the appeal whereupon…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Wade v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Hart v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
3Cited by27 opinions
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