TRIPP v. STATE

No. S02A1876.

575 S.E.2d 507 (2003)

276 Ga. 104

TRIPP v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

January 13, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Duponte, Brian Steel, Atlanta, for appellant.

Paul L. Howard, Jr., Dist. Atty., Christopher M. Quinn, Ashutosh S. Joshi, Asst. Dist. Attys., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., for appellee.


SEARS, Presiding Justice.

The appellant, Hillman Tripp, appeals from the trial court's denial of his motion to bar his prosecution for murder based on the alleged violation of his constitutional right to a speedy trial. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. In balancing the factors set forth in Barker v. Wingo,1 we conclude that the State's delay in bringing Tripp to trial must be weighed against the State, but that that factor...

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