Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,_________________ May 23, 2012 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A12A1815. VINCENT RUSSELL v. THE STATE.

Vincent Russell is charged with murder and other crimes. He appealed to this Court from the trial court’s denial of the motion to dismiss the indictment based upon constitutional speedy trial grounds.

Under our Constitution, the Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction over “[a]ll cases in which a sentence of death was imposed or could be imposed.” See Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. IV, Sec. VI, Par. III (8). Because a penalty of death can be imposed for the crime of murder, jurisdiction is proper in the Supreme Court. See OCGA § 17-10-30 (b); Neal v. State, 290 Ga. 563, 572 (722 SE2d 765) (2012) (Hunstein, J., concurring); see also State v. Thornton, 253 Ga. 524 (322 SE2d 711) (1984) (directing this Court to transfer “all cases in which either a sentence of death or of life imprisonment has been imposed upon conviction of murder, and all pre- conviction appeals in murder cases. . . .”). Accordingly, Russell’s appeal is hereby TRANSFERRED to the Supreme Court for disposition.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 05/23/2012 Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,_________________ I certify that the above is a true extract from the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Witness my signature and the seal of said court hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

, Clerk.