POPE, Presiding Judge.
Defendant, the owner of a video rental store, was convicted of knowingly distributing and circulating unauthorized copies of videotapes. See OCGA § 16-8-60. Concluding that defendant's motion for acquittal should have been granted based on the State's failure to comply with his speedy trial demand under OCGA § 17-7-170, we reverse the conviction.
Defendant was indicted in McIntosh County in October 1992, and he filed a demand...
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