Legal Opinion
State v. Hight
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 22, 1980No. 60563PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Presiding Judge.
The state appeals from the grant of a motion of the defendant for dismissal based upon an alleged violation of his right to a speedy trial. Held:
The defendant was arrested for the offense of statutory rape on February 18,1978. He was indicted on January 15,1980 and trial was scheduled for February 26, 1980 when defendant filed a motion to dismiss for want of a speedy trial. The length of delay between arrest and indictment was approximately 23 months. The state asks whether this period of delay justifies dismissal of the indictment? We find that it does not and…
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- Haisman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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