Legal Opinion
Levester v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 8, 1999No. S98A1799PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
Antonio Levester, charged with malice murder, appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss for failure of the State to comply with a demand for speedy trial. Finding that Levester did not have an effective demand for speedy trial under OCGA § 17-7-171 (b), we affirm.
A demand for speedy trial in a case involving a capital offense is controlled by OCGA § 17-7-171. Smith v. State, 261 Ga. 298, 299 (1) (404 SE2d 115) (1991). Subsection (b) of the statute contains three requirements a defendant must meet in order to effect a demand for speedy trial: The demand must actually be filed…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Burns v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Mize v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Rice v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
3Cited by7 opinions
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