The U.S. Constitution guarantees a criminal defendant a speedy trial by an impartial jury of his/her peers. This also means that the criminal defendant is tried for the alleged crimes within a reasonable period of time after arrest.
I was accussed over a year ago of a horrific crime, spent a year in the county jail, then released when I was aquited on one of the charges.
Now, due to one of the cheif witnesses for the prosecution being unavailable, I agreed to a contiinuance, thinking maybe a week; not three months...
My speedy trial waiver was only good until the end of last month, trial set in October. My new attorney states that I can only take it up in appeals court, now before then.. This seems wrong to me.
I was accussed over a year ago of a horrific crime, spent a year in the county jail, then released when I was aquited on one of the charges.
Now, due to one of the cheif witnesses for the prosecution being unavailable, I agreed to a contiinuance, thinking maybe a week; not three months...
My speedy trial waiver was only good until the end of last month, trial set in October. My new attorney states that I can only take it up in appeals court, now before then.. This seems wrong to me.
lantash75 1 year ago
Yay!
captainseeley 2 years ago