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· 5/31/2011

Fallen v. State

Citations

  • 710 S.E.2d 559
  • 289 Ga. 247
  • 2011 Fulton County D. Rep. 1620
  • 2011 Ga. LEXIS 428

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding witness’s death did not prejudice defendant when witness was interviewed on video prior to death, the State stipulated to the video’s admissibility, and the interview was largely cumulative of other testimony
  • “The delay is then considered a second time by factoring it into the prejudice prong of the Barker analysis, with the presumption that pretrial delay has prejudiced the accused intensifying over time.”
  • three-year delay in asserting right weighed heavily against defendant
  • three-year delay in asserting right weighed heavily against defendant
  • three-year delay triggered presumption of prejudice

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Judges: Melton

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