STATE v. GOODWIN

No. A00A1271.

538 S.E.2d 159 (2000)

245 Ga. App. 505

The STATE v. GOODWIN.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

August 9, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Gray Conger, District Attorney, Melvin E. Hyde, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, for appellant.

Frank K. Martin, John T. Martin, Columbus, for appellee.


ELLINGTON, Judge.

The trial court granted Glenda Goodwin's special plea in bar to arson charges, and the State appeals. The State concedes "there is no question that the statute [of limitation] had in fact ran [sic] at the time of indictment." However, the State argues that the statute was tolled pursuant to OCGA § 17-3-2(1) because Goodwin left Georgia for a period of years and was not amenable to prosecution.

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