Wilson v. State

Shulman, Judge.

Defendant appeals the denial of his motion for acquittal and discharge based on an alleged failure to grant speedy trial under the provision of Code Ann. § 27-1901. We affirm.

Code Ann. § 27-1901 reads as follows: “Any person against whom a true bill of indictment is found for an offense not affecting his life may demand at either the term when the indictment is found, or at the next succeeding regular term thereafter, a trial; or, by special permission of the court, he may at any subsequent term thereafter demand a trial. In either case the demand for trial shall be placed upon…