SHEATS v. STATE

31504.

237 Ga. 757 (1976)

229 S.E.2d 600

SHEATS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 28, 1976.

Rehearing Denied October 19, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy B. Scott, Jr., for appellant.

Harry N. Gordon, District Attorney, B. Thomas Cook, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Isaac Byrd, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


NICHOLS, Chief Justice.

1. Under the provisions of the Act of 1952 (Ga. L. 1952, pp. 299, 300; Code Ann. § 27-1901.2), where as in the present case, there was no showing that the defendant who was under indictment for armed robbery was present in court requesting a trial, the judgment of the trial court overruling the special plea to dismiss upon the ground that he had filed a written demand for trial and had not been tried for three terms of court, is without...

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