Dyal v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was indicted during the April 1992 term of court in the Superior Court of Bacon County, Georgia, for theft by taking (Count 1) and criminal damage to property in the first degree (Count 2). During the same term of court, defendant filed a document entitled, “MOTIONS FILED ON BEHALF OF DEFENDANT.” The fifth paragraph of this motion is entitled, “DEMAND FOR SPEEDY TRIAL,” and provides as follows: “Comes now, the Defendant in the above styled case and makes demand upon the State for a speedy trial.”

Defendant was not tried during the term of court following his…