Turner v. State

Banke, Presiding Judge.

Turner appeals the denial of a motion for discharge and acquittal which he brought pursuant to OCGA § 17-7-170, based on the state’s failure to try him within two terms after he had filed a demand for trial. See Hubbard v. State, 254 Ga. 694 (333 SE2d 827) (1985).

On May 12, 1987, the appellant was arrested and issued uniform traffic citations charging him with driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding. The citations directed him to appear in the Recorder’s Court of Riverdale, Georgia, on June 23, 1987, to answer the charges. The appellant filed his demand for…