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State v. MajiaState v. Majia

Supreme Court of Georgia
Sep 4, 1985
42324; 42336
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Marshall
Marshall, Presiding Justice.

We granted certiorari in these cases for the primary purpose of ‍‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍determining whether a speedy-trial provision contained in special legislation relating to the State Court of Gwinnett County must give way to an inconsistent rule ‍‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍contained in the general provisions of Georgia’s criminal-procedure law by reason of the provision in the Georgia Constitution, and implementing legislation, mandating uniform rules of ‍‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍practice and procedure in each class of courts in the state. The Court of Appeals held that, in conformity with the legal requirement of ‍‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍uniform rules, the local rule must give way to the general rule. We agree with this holding, and we also agree with the Court ‍‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍of Appeals’ resolution of other issues in these cases.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Majia
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Sep 4, 1985
Citations: 254 Ga. 660; 333 S.E.2d 834; 1985 Ga. LEXIS 911; 42324; 42336
Docket Number: 42324; 42336
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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