Case Name: FORD v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 2013-02-04
Citations: 319 Ga. App. 655
Docket Number: A12A2452
Parties: FORD v. THE STATE.
Judges: Andrews, P. J., and Boggs, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 319
Pages: 655–655

Head Matter:
A12A2452.
FORD v. THE STATE.
(738 SE2d 111)
Decided February 4, 2013.
Benjamin A. Pearlman, for appellant.
Kenneth W. Mauldin, District Attorney, James V. Chafin, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

Opinion:
DOYLE, Presiding Judge.
Gary Ford filed a direct appeal from the trial court's denial of his pre-trial plea in bar based upon an alleged violation of his constitutional right to a speedy trial. The Supreme Court of Georgia has recently ruled, however, that such a claim is not directly appealable and that a defendant must follow the interlocutory appeal procedures of OCGA § 5-6-34 (b). Ford's appeal is therefore dismissed.
Appeal dismissed.
Andrews, P. J., and Boggs, J., concur.
See Sosniak v. State, 292 Ga. 35, 36 (2) (734 SE2d 362) (2012).
See Stevens v. State, 292 Ga. 218 (734 SE2d 743) (2012); Morris v. State, 319 Ga. App. 198 (734 SE2d 926) (2012).