State v. Madden

242 Ga. 637 (1978)

250 S.E.2d 484

THE STATE

v.

MADDEN.

34110.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Argued November 13, 1978.

Decided November 30, 1978.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Assistant District Attorney, for appellant.

William J. Doll, for appellee.

We granted certiorari in this case to consider the question whether the defendant, Charles Madden, Jr., was denied due process of law by a thirteen-month delay in indictment on two counts of selling heroin to undercover agents. Although the trial court found the delay unreasonable, it did not find sufficient evidence of actual prejudice…