Nidhi Jennis sought discharge and acquittal on misdemeanor traffic charges after filing a statutory speedy-trial demand that appeared as a separately titled document within a larger packet of motions. The trial court ruled that the demand was ineffective because it was buried in the packet and not filed as a sufficiently separate document. The Court of Appeals held that the demand satisfied OCGA § 17-7-170 because it had its own title, case information, statutory citation, and certificate of service; it was not part of another pleading merely because it was mailed with other motions. The court reversed and remanded for the trial court to address the remaining statutory prerequisites under subsection (b).