Parker v. State

Evans, Judge.

Defendant was indicted at the March Term, DeKalb Superior Court (April 9, 1974) on two counts of theft by taking. On June 17,1974, the court set the case down for trial for the following day. On June 18, 1974, defendant appeared and announced he was ready for trial, and made a demand for trial or that the charges against him be dismissed for lack of prosecution, which motion was denied. A continuance was granted to the state.

The above demand was made in open court. A transcript thereof was filed June 20, 1974, as shown on the minutes. Since June 18, 1974, more than two succeeding…