JONES v. STATE

No. A01A0576.

553 S.E.2d 24 (2001)

250 Ga. App. 829

JONES v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied July 31, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Monte K. Davis, Atlanta, for appellant.

Gwendolyn R. Keyes, Sol. Gen., Theresa S. Starkes, Asst. Sol. Gen., for appellee.


MILLER, Judge.

The question on appeal is whether the defendant's numerous continuances and leaves of absence, which left only a seven-day window for trying the case during the second term, and his consenting to a notice resetting the case over to the next term, waived his speedy trial demand. We hold such actions did waive the demand and therefore affirm the trial court's decision not to discharge the defendant on these grounds.

On February 28, 2000, within...

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