Court of Appeals of Georgia June 30, 2011, A11A0500 (State v. Shirley)

Mikell, Judge.

Finding a violation of his constitutional right to a speedy trial, the trial court granted Ramone Shirley’s motion to dismiss indictment. The state argues on appeal that the trial court abused its discretion in applying the balancing test formulated by the United States Supreme Court in

Barker v. Wingo.

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For the reasons set forth below, we disagree and affirm.