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STATE v. PORTER

No. S10G0211.

705 S.E.2d 636 (2011)

The STATE v. PORTER.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 7, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul L. Howard, Jr., District Attorney, Stepheny J. Luttrell, Bettieanne C. Hart, Marc A. Mallon, Paige R. Whitaker, Assistant District Attorneys, Jones Day, Richard Hunter Deane, Jr., for appellant.

Jimmonique R. S. Rodgers, for appellee.

Charles C. Olson, amicus curiae.

NAHMIAS, Justice.

Finding a violation of Stanley Porter's constitutional right to a speedy trial, the trial court granted Porter's motion to dismiss his indictment. The Court of Appeals affirmed, see State v. Porter, 300 Ga.App. 128, 684 S.E.2d 299 (2009), and we granted certiorari to consider its ruling. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that, because the trial court clearly...

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