WEST v. STATE

No. A08A2442.

670 S.E.2d 833 (2008)

WEST v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

November 26, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin R. Brehm, for appellant.

Paul L. Howard, Jr., District Attorney, Marc A. Mallon, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


ELLINGTON, Judge.

Jamel West, who stands accused in the Superior Court of Fulton County of trafficking in cocaine and other offenses, appeals from the order denying his motion to dismiss the indictment due to the State's delay in bringing the case to trial.1 West contends that the State failed to persuasively rebut the presumption of prejudice that arose from the 30-month delay between his arrest and his motion to dismiss. Because the...

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