Hewell v. State

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Following his plea of guilty to aggravated assault (two counts) and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Reginald Hewell appeals, asserting the trial court erred by (1) refusing to grant him an interlocutory appeal; and (2) denying his motion for acquittal based on the State’s failure to comply with the speedy trial requirement of OCGA § 17-7-170 (b). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

The record shows that on June 28, 2003, in Muscogee County, Georgia, Hewell pointed a gun and fired on two people while he was on parole and under house arrest for drug…