Client was charged with an improper turn and DUI in Milton back in June 2013. Due to the sensitive nature of this charge as it might affect his executive position at a national company, Bob Chestney attempted to resolve the case as quickly as possible – he asked for a bench trial in Milton Municipal Court. But prior to the trial date, the prosecutor had the case sent down to the State Court of Fulton County over our objection. This added an entirely unnecessary delay of almost 24 months to the process, during which time our client endured the extreme anxiety of these charges possibly causing him professional embarrassment or worse. Having earnestly sought a speedy trial and been denied, our client’s constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated, and his Milton DUI case was properly dismissed.
