Georgia v. Johnson
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More than five years after he was arrested, John Johnson still had not been brought to trial, so he moved to dismiss his indictment, arguing that he had been denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial. The trial court granted his motion, and the State appealed. Although the Supreme Court held in prior cases that trial courts confronted with similar circumstances did not abuse their discretion in finding no denial of the right to a speedy trial, it never held that a trial court presented with such circumstances always must find no denial of the right. And for that reason, the Court remanded this case for the trial court to "correctly apply the pertinent legal principles and to consider again whether Johnson was denied his right to a speedy trial."
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