Supreme Court of Georgia
Redding v. State
October 1, 2024320 Ga. 107
Summary
The Court affirmed the denial of Redding’s constitutional speedy-trial motion, holding that the trial court properly applied the governing four-factor balancing test and did not abuse its discretion. It further held that Rule 609(a)(1) does not require trial courts to expressly identify each balancing factor on the record, and any assumed error concerning the older conviction was harmless. The Court likewise assumed, without deciding, that admitting the other-acts evidence was an abuse of discretion but held any error harmless because the properly admitted evidence was strong, the other acts were dissimilar and remote, and limiting instructions were given.