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Robinson v. State

Citations

  • 695 S.E.2d 201
  • 287 Ga. 265
  • 2010 Fulton County D. Rep. 1851
  • 2010 Ga. LEXIS 370

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  • concluding that, “in balancing all of the reasons for the delay that [we]re attributable to the State against those that [we]re attributable to the defendant[ ], this Barker factor ultimately remains neutral”
  • determining that the 16-month delay after arrest in asserting the right to speedy trial weighed against the appellant
  • discussing the conflict-of-interest issue that arose in the Circuit Defender’s Office following the arrest of the Appellant and his accomplices
  • defendant waited 16 months after arrest and waited nine months after the appointment of new counsel to raise speedy-trial claim
  • “Because the attorney is the defendant’s agent when acting, or failing to act, in furtherance of the litigation, delay caused by the defendant’s counsel is charged against the defendant[.]”
  • prejudice factor does not weigh in the defendants’ favor where “no witnesses have died or disappeared; there is no evidence that witnesses have lost their memories; and the defense strategy remained unchanged”

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Judges: Melton

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