West v. State

I agree with the majority that the trial court was correct in denying appellant’s motion for discharge and acquittal, and write separately to set forth the means by which I reached that conclusion.

During the hearing on appellant’s motion, the Clerk of the Superior Court of Greene County testified that the court had four terms of court, beginning on the fourth Monday of the months of January, April, August, and November. See also OCGA § 15-6-3 (28) (B). In a supplemental statement, the clerk certified that juries were impaneled on the following dates: October 3, 1988; November 28, 1988; and…