BEASLEY, Judge.
McIver was indicted December 3, 1990, in two counts for selling cocaine in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, OCGA § 16-13-30 (b). His motion for discharge under OCGA § 17-7-170, for the State's alleged failure to try him within two terms following his demand for speedy trial, was denied. The question is whether McIver's incarceration in custody of another sovereign extended the time. We hold that it did.
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