Oni v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Adedamola Oni appeals the denial of his motion for discharge and acquittal on speedy trial grounds. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

On February 18, 2003, Oni was indicted in the Superior Court of Fulton County on three counts of burglary and one count of theft by taking. He filed a statutory demand for speedy trial pursuant to OCGA § 17-7-170, and when trial had not occurred by July 2003, he moved for discharge and acquittal based on the demand. The trial court denied the motion, finding that Oni had waived the statutory demand through his conduct.

Oni appealed the trial…