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Forbus and Nicholson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Oct 6, 1982
295 S.E.2d 530 (Ga. 1982)

Opinion

38840.

DECIDED OCTOBER 6, 1982.

Certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Georgia — 162 Ga. App. 307.

J. Stephen Schuster, for appellants.

Thomas J. Charron, District Attorney, James T. Martin, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


We granted a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals to consider whether a letter drafted by counsel for the appellants and delivered to the District Attorney reasonably might be construed as a demand for trial, so as to invoke the provisions of Code Ann. § 27-1901 under the standard of State v. Adamczyk, 162 Ga. App. 288 ( 290 S.E.2d 149) (1982). After consideration, we approve the holding in Adamczyk and find it applicable to this case. See Forbus v. State, 162 Ga. App. 307 ( 290 S.E.2d 559) (1982). It should be noted that Adamczyk is consistent with our recent holdings in McCarty v. State, 249 Ga. 618 ( 292 S.E.2d 700) (1982), State v. Madigan, 249 Ga. 571 (2) ( 292 S.E.2d 406) (1982), and State v. Meminger, 249 Ga. 561 (1) ( 292 S.E.2d 681) (1982).

Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur, except Smith, J., who dissents.


DECIDED OCTOBER 6, 1982.


Summaries of

Forbus and Nicholson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Oct 6, 1982
295 S.E.2d 530 (Ga. 1982)
Case details for

Forbus and Nicholson v. State

Case Details

Full title:FORBUS AND NICHOLSON v. THE STATE

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Oct 6, 1982

Citations

295 S.E.2d 530 (Ga. 1982)
250 Ga. 24

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