CHAPPELL v. STATE

No. A05A0360.

611 S.E.2d 157 (2005)

272 Ga. App. 1

CHAPPELL v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

March 3, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Sexton, Sexton & Morris, P.C., Stockbridge, for Appellant.

Carmen Smith, Solicitor-General, Jody Peskin, Jodi Harter, Assistant Solicitors-General, for Appellee.


MILLER, Judge.

Nearly four years after her arrest for driving under the influence (DUI), Debra Chappell brought this plea in bar asserting that the State's failure to bring the case to trial in a timely way deprived her of her constitutional right to a speedy trial. After a hearing, the trial court denied her plea. We find no error and affirm.

The evidence shows that Chappell was arrested for DUI, marijuana possession, and other charges on December 30, 1999...

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