ZAROUK v. the STATE.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
McMillian, Judge.
Mujahid Zarouk appeals the trial court's denial of his motion for acquittal and discharge based on his demand for a speedy trial pursuant to OCGA § 17-7-170. We affirm because Zarouk has failed to carry his burden to show that the demand for a speedy trial was pending for two terms of court during which there were juries impaneled and qualified to try his case.
Zarouk was indicted on November 4, 2016 by a Fulton County grand jury on two counts of burglary in the first degree and one count each of criminal trespass, possession of tools for the commission of a crime, and…
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