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Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 7, 2011No. S11A0727PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hines, Justice.

Sean Williams appeals the denial of his pre-trial motion for his discharge and acquittal of charges stemming from a double murder, based upon an alleged violation of his constitutional right to a speedy-trial. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

The record reflects the following. On August 13, 2004, Williams was arrested on drug and firearm charges, not part of the indictment in the instant case. He was incarcerated on those charges in Clayton County when the bodies of two men were recovered from the trunk of a vehicle in Fulton County, and on November 5, 2005, Williams was…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Ruffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  3. Ruffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  4. Weis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  5. Scandrett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  2. Henderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  3. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  4. Richardson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  5. Milner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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