Opinion
No. A12A2452.
2013-02-4
FORD v. The STATE.
Benjamin Alston Pearlman, for Appellant. Kenneth W. Mauldin, James V. Chafin, for Appellee.
Benjamin Alston Pearlman, for Appellant. Kenneth W. Mauldin, James V. Chafin, for Appellee.
DOYLE, Presiding Judge.
Gary Ford filed a direct appeal from the trial court's denial of his pre-trial plea in bar based upon an alleged violation of his constitutional right to a speedy trial. The Supreme Court of Georgia has recently ruled, however, that such a claim is not directly appealable and that a defendant must follow the interlocutory appeal procedures of OCGA § 5–6–34(b). Ford's appeal is therefore dismissed.
See Sosniak v. State, 292 Ga. 35(2), 734 S.E.2d 362 (2012).
See Stevens v. State, 292 Ga. 218, 734 S.E.2d 743 (2012); Morris v. State, 319 Ga.App. 198, 734 S.E.2d 926 (2012).
Appeal dismissed.