STATE v. SPENCE

72150.

179 Ga. App. 750 (1986)

347 S.E.2d 612

THE STATE v. SPENCE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied July 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph T. Bowden, Jr., Solicitor, Elliott A. Shoenthal, Henry M. Newkirk, Assistant Solicitors, for appellant.

Charles A. Mullinax, for appellee.

Norman Miller, Joseph L. Chambers, Charles H. Frier, amici curiae.


BANKE, Chief Judge.

At issue in this appeal is whether a criminal defendant can file a valid demand for trial, within the contemplation of OCGA § 17-7-170 (a), with respect to a traffic charge which has not yet been formally docketed or filed in any court.

The defendant in this case was arrested by a state patrolman on February 1, 1985, on charges of driving under the influence and violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. A separate "Uniform ...

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