Case Name: FORD v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 2013-04-23
Citations: 321 Ga. App. 632
Docket Number: A13A0394
Parties: FORD v. THE STATE.
Judges: Ellington, C. J., and Branch, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 321
Pages: 632–632

Head Matter:
A13A0394.
FORD v. THE STATE.
(742 SE2d 148)
Decided April 23, 2013.
Laila A. Kelly, Gerard B. Kleinrock, for appellant.
Robert D. James, Jr., District Attorney, Leslie Miller-Terry, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

Opinion:
PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.
Kwambi Ford filed a direct appeal from the trial court's denial of his motion to dismiss his indictment 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.
Ellington, C. J., and Branch, J., concur.
Sosniak v. State, 292 Ga. 35, 36 (2) (734 SE2d 362) (2012); Morris v. State, 319 Ga. App. 198 (734 SE2d 926) (2012).
See Stevens v. State, 292 Ga. 218 (734 SE2d 743) (2012); Morris, supra.