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STATE v. GRIBBLE

67494.

169 Ga. App. 446 (1984)

313 S.E.2d 720

THE STATE v. GRIBBLE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided January 4, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Larry Salmon, District Attorney, William H. Boggs, Assistant District Attorney, for appellant.

C. Ronald Patton, for appellee.

QUILLIAN, Presiding Judge.

The state appeals the trial court's dismissal of this case for lack of prosecution after the close of evidence. Held:

The state's right to appeal is controlled by OCGA § 5-7-1 (formerly Code Ann. § 6-1001a), which does not authorize an appeal on the grounds stated.

This statute must be strictly construed against the state in allowing appeals. State v. Clendinin, 136 Ga.App. 303

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