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BURNS v. STATE

No. S95A1237.

462 S.E.2d 622 (1995)

265 Ga. 763

BURNS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 16, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward D. Tolley, Ronald E. Houser, Cook, Noell, Tolley & Wiggins, Athens, for Burns.

Harry N. Gordon, Dist. Atty., Athens, Richard Lee Dickson, Asst. Dist. Atty., Athens, Michael J. Bowers, Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, for State.

SEARS, Justice.

The appellant, Frankie Burns, was arrested for murder and armed robbery in January 1993. In May 1994 Burns filed a demand for a speedy trial pursuant to OCGA § 17-7-171. On January 20, 1995, Burns, who has been incarcerated since his arrest, filed a motion contending that he was entitled to be acquitted on the charges filed against him because the state had failed to comply with his demand for a speedy trial within the time required by §...

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