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Order Granting Relief from Statutory Speedy Trial Requirements Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 38-3-62(b)

Speedy-trial tolling order following the statewide judicial emergency (Muscogee County)

Superior Court of Muscogee County (all active Superior Court Judges of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit) · Georgia (Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit; Muscogee County / Columbus) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Georgia (Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit; Muscogee County / Columbus) · Georgia
Level
Court
Authority
O.C.G.A. 38-3-62(b)
Issued
2021-07-30 July 30, 2021
Effective
2021-07-30
End
2022-02-06
In force
July 30, 2021 to Feb. 6, 2022
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • courts, prosecutors, defendants and counsel in Muscogee County
Functions reached
  • CT courts (jury trial capacity)
  • CB legal-services clients
Collection
Georgia GA

Operative words

the time requirements for the filing of a statutory speedy trial demand under O.C.G.A. 17-7-170 and 17-7-171 are hereby reinstated. However, the time requirements under those statutes specifying the time during which a case must be tried are hereby tolled in the Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia for the duration of this Order.... this Order is issued on this thirtieth (30th) day of July, 2021, and it shall terminate on the sixth (6th) day of February, 2022

Enforcement

Court order filed with the Supreme Court of Georgia and served on the Chief Justice

Notes

Columbus, Georgia (outside the Atlanta metro) in Q3 2021.

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