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A defendant may not expressly waive his rights under the Speedy Trial Act. [12] However, if the trial judge determines that the "ends of justice" served by a continuance outweigh the interest of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial, the delay occasioned by such continuance is excluded from the Act's time limits. [ 13 ]
It requires grand juries to be composed of 16 to 23 members and that 12 members must concur in an indictment. [15] [16] A grand jury is instructed to return an indictment if the probable cause standard has been met. The grand jury's decision is either a "true bill" (formerly billa vera, resulting in an indictment), or "no true bill".
Zedner v. United States, 547 U.S. 489 (2006), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the right to a speedy trial.Justice Samuel Alito, writing for a unanimous Court, ruled that a defendant cannot prospectively waive the protections of the Speedy Trial Act. [1]
An indictment returned by a grand jury alleges the accused killer intended to commit an act of terrorism. ... a waiver had not yet been received at the Blair County Courthouse as of Wednesday ...
The indictment alleged that he ran a criminal group that carefully organized what Combs ... the lawyer added that most defendants waive this right. "I don't expect that trial to happen within 70 ...
The indictment comes as a poll found four in 10 young adults consider the killing of health insurance CEO “acceptable.” ... New: Mangione to waive his right to extradition hearing, attorney ...
Currently, federal law permits the trial of misdemeanors without indictments. [5] Additionally, in trials of non-capital felonies, the prosecution may proceed without indictments if the defendants waive their Fifth Amendment right. Grand jury indictments may be amended by the prosecution only in limited circumstances.
Now that the Trump indictment document has been unsealed, here are 11 major findings from it, including the charges Trump faces and where the classified docs were found.