Dotson v. State

Mikell, Judge.

Eric Wayne Dotson was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced as a recidivist to serve 20 years. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the indictment. We disagree and affirm.

The record reveals that after robbing a jewelry store in Cobb County on February 26, 1998, Dotson fled to Oklahoma, where he committed a similar offense. Dotson was finally arrested in Tennessee on June 4, 1998, based on a warrant for an armed robbery committed in Kentucky. He was transported to Kentucky, where he was…