SMITH v. STATE

66858.

169 Ga. App. 251 (1983)

312 S.E.2d 375

SMITH v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied December 8, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geraldine Smith, pro se.

Timothy G. Madison, District Attorney, Larry L. Duttweiler, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


CARLEY, Judge.

Appellant brings the instant direct appeal from an order denying her motion made pursuant to OCGA § 17-7-170 (Code Ann. § 27-1901). That statute provides that a defendant in a criminal case "shall be absolutely discharged and acquitted" if, after timely filing a demand for trial, he is not then tried during the term in which the demand is made or the next succeeding regular term thereafter, "provided at both court terms there were juries impanelled...

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