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LEVESTER v. STATE

No. S98A1799.

512 S.E.2d 258 (1999)

270 Ga. 485

LEVESTER v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 8, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dwight L. Thomas, Atlanta, for Antonio Levester.

Fredric Daniel Bright, Dist. Atty., Gray, Stephen A. Bradley, Dawn Marie Baskin, Asst. Dist. Attys., Milledgeville, Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, for the State.

HINES, Justice.

Antonio Levester, charged with malice murder, appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss for failure of the State to comply with a demand for speedy trial.1 Finding that Levester did not have an effective demand for speedy trial under OCGA § 17-7-171(b), we affirm.

A demand for speedy trial in a case involving a capital offense is controlled by OCGA § 17-7-171. Smith v. State, 261...

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