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State v. Johnson

Citations

  • 555 S.E.2d 710
  • 274 Ga. 511
  • 2001 Fulton County D. Rep. 3621
  • 2001 Ga. LEXIS 912

How courts have described this case

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  • \extraordinary delay\ of approximately seven years in non-capital murder trial is \more than sufficient\ to cross the presumptively prejudicial threshold
  • “extraordinary delay” of approximately seven years in non-capital murder trial is “more than sufficient” to cross the presumptively prejudicial threshold
  • even request for jury trial found insufficient to invoke speedy trial rights
  • overcrowded docket weighs less heavily against the state than intentional delay
  • record contains evidence that defendant left new address with authorities
  • delay of 7 years between arrest and trial

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Judges: Carley, Benham, Thompson

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