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Defense asks court to allow statutory speedy-trial filing after years-long arraignment delays; judge accepts waiver and will review process
Summary
Judge Tammy Long Hayward accepted a waiver of arraignment for Cassandra Lachey Marshall and allowed defense counsel to file a statutory speedy-trial motion after counsel said years-long gaps between accusation and arraignment were denying indigent defendants the statutory remedy.
Judge Tammy Long Hayward accepted a waiver of arraignment for Cassandra Lachey Marshall on Feb. 4 and granted defense counsel permission to file a statutory speedy-trial request after the attorney said years-long delays between the state’s filing of accusations and arraignment dates were denying indigent defendants the statutory remedy.
The defense attorney, who did not provide a full name on the record, told the court Marshall “has a right to a speedy trial both under the Constitution and on the Georgia statute,” and pressed the judge to allow a statutory filing even though the lawyer believed the statutory deadline would…
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