WARD v. STATE

No. A11A1426.

715 S.E.2d 818 (2011)

311 Ga. App. 425

WARD v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

August 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Wilson Smith , Athens, for appellant.

Robert W. Lavender , Dist. Atty., for appellee.


BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Marques Ward appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss the criminal charges against him, contending the 34-month delay between his arrest and motion violated his right to a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Because the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion, we affirm.

In this case, Ward was arrested in February 2008 on two counts each of armed robbery, aggravated assault...

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