HUGHES v. STATE

26865.

228 Ga. 593 (1972)

187 S.E.2d 135

HUGHES v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 19, 1972.

Rehearing Denied February 11, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hester & Hester, Frank B. Hester, Richard M. Hester, Pressie Hughes, Pro se, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joel M. Feldman, Carter Goode, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Assistant Attorney General, Courtney Wilder Stanton, David L. G. King, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.


ALMAND, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Pressie Hughes, was tried by a jury on an indictment which charged him with three counts of armed robbery. He was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for life on each count, the sentences to run concurrently, and he appeals from that judgment.

1. Enumeration of error 1 alleges the denial of appellant's right to a speedy trial in violation of the Constitutions of the United States and Georgia.

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