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STATE v. BELL

No. S01A1524.

559 S.E.2d 477 (2002)

274 Ga. 719

The STATE v. BELL.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 4, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul L. Howard, Jr., Dist. Atty., Alvera A. Wheeler, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellant.

J. Robert Joiner, Atlanta, for appellee.

CARLEY, Justice.

Henry Bell was arrested for murder in December 1995, but was not indicted until April 1996. In July 1996, he filed a pleading styled as a "Motion to Set Jury Trial." In August 1999, he moved to dismiss the case pursuant to OCGA § 17-7-171 and, in November of that same year, he also moved to dismiss based upon an alleged violation of his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. After a hearing, the trial court granted both motions. The State brings...

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