State v. Godfrey
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Presiding Judge.
In the second appearance of this case before this court, the State appeals from the trial court’s grant of Jamie Godfrey’s motion to dismiss the indictment against him on the ground that his constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated. The State also appeals from the dismissal of several counts of the indictment. Because the trial court did not properly analyze the legal factors in determining that Godfrey was denied the right to a speedy trial, we vacate in part and remand. We also remand for the videotape of the forensic interview of the victim to be made part…
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