Court Opinion

ID: 9606162
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 02:47:49.046406+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:02:33.603772
License: Public Domain

Benham, Judge,
concurring specially.
I agree that the trial court did not err in denying appellant’s motion for acquittal, but not for the reason set out in the majority opinion. I find controlling the trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law as set out in its order; specifically, that by failing to refer to the applicable Code section (OCGA § 17-7-170), failing to characterize the motion as one for a speedy trial, and failing to prove that the prosecuting attorney had been served with a copy of the motion, appellant failed to put the clerk’s office and the prosecutor on notice that he was making a demand pursuant to OCGA § 17-7-170 although he did make a valid demand for a trial. It is my opinion that in this case, appellant’s failure to comply exactly with the state court rule is not in and of itself as significant as the other omissions.