State v. Glover

Sears, Chief Justice.

On November 9, 2005, the trial court, relying on OCGA § 5-6-48 (c),1 dismissed the State’s appeal of a February 2001 ruling that barred the trial of the appellee, Maurice Glover, on the ground that his constitutional right to a speedy trial had been violated.2 The State appeals from the order dismissing its appeal. We conclude, however, that an order dismissing an appeal is not an order that the State has a right to appeal under OCGA § 5-7-1. Although the State has a right to appeal from void orders, OCGA § 5-7-1 (a) (5), the order dismissing the State’s appeal, even if…