Legal Opinion
Howard v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 11, 2011No. A10A2208PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackwell, Judge.
J. B. Howard was indicted in December 2006 for a violation of the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, OCGA § 16-14-1 et seq., based on allegations that he was involved in a conspiracy to pass forged checks. More than three years later, he filed a plea in bar, asserting that he had been denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial and seeking a dismissal ef the indictment. The trial court denied the plea in bar, and Howard brought this appeal. We see no error and affirm.
On December 1, 2006, a grand jury in Douglas County returned an…
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