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In addition to the constitutional guarantee, various state and federal statutes confer a more specific right to a speedy trial. In New York, the prosecution must be "ready for trial" within six months on all felonies except murder, or the charges are dismissed by action of law without regard to the merits of the case.
The consequences of a speedy trial violation may require that the case be dismissed, although depending upon the circumstances it may be possible for the state to again initiate a criminal charge against a defendant despite a speedy trial violation. Defendants may waive their right to a speedy trial for the purposes of negotiation. [10] [11]
Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky, 410 U.S. 484 (1973), was a decision of the US Supreme Court regarding the statutory jurisdiction of federal district courts to grant writs of habeas corpus for guaranteeing the right of state prisoners to receive a speedy trial in another state under the Speedy Trial Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution.
The Speedy Trial Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 2080, as amended August 2, 1979, 93 Stat. 328, ... Where there are successive state and federal prosecutions, the general rule ...
Mar. 8—LIMA — A Lima man alleged to have trafficked large amounts of fentanyl in Allen County on Friday waived his constitutional right to a speedy trial. As a result, a jury trial for Seyoum ...
"Every subject of this state is entitled to a certain remedy, by having recourse to the laws, for all injuries he may receive in his person, property or character; to obtain right and justice freely, without being obliged to purchase it; completely, and without any denial, promptly, and without delay; conformably to the laws." [1] New Hampshire
The right to a speedy trial is enshrined in the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution. If light of that, why do criminal cases sometimes take years to go to trial?
Jan. 5—LIMA — A Lima man charged with the serial rape of a minor over a span of a decade on Friday waived his constitutional right to a speedy trial. Paul Bowman, 48, was indicted by an Allen ...