Create a pleading with the caption of the case and case number, (as in most legal pleadings) and title it, "Defendant's Request for a Speedy Trial." Cite the statute number or constitutional authority, etc. that guarantees your rights to a speedy trial. Be sure to sign it, file it with the court, and send a copy to the prosecutor.
No, the term "speedy trial" refers to the right of a criminal accused to have his/her case heard without undue delay. In the VI Amendment it is stated this way: "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial. . ."
He can’t. It is part of the Bill of Rights.
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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
It means that you can speed up a trial if u are the one accused. Plus, u have a right to have witnesses, and other things.
"Speedy" trial does not apply to the sentencing portion of the trial.
There are foms to waive speedy trial, but there are no forms necessary to request it. Speedy trial is understood to always exist because it is guaranteed in the Constitution.
The sixth amendment gives us the right to a speedy trial
"Speedy Trial" is a law enforcement/court slang phrase referring to the constitutional guarantee right of a speedy trial and refers to the 90 day period from indictment or charge to the start of the actual trial. The right to a "speedy" trial may be waived by defense counsel (usually requested in order to prepare for the trial presentation).
Chances are your attorney knows better than you, and your speedy trial time hasn't accumlated yet. Speedy Trial does not mean what you think it means, most likely.
speedy trial
The Speedy Trial Clause is a clause of of the 6th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
right to lawyer, speedy trial
No. The right to a 'speedy trial' only exists for your initial trial. There are no such 'rights' attached to subsequent appeals and judicial porcesses.
No, it has nothing to do with the right to a speedy trial. It refers to the waiver of acceptance of a unanimous jury verdict in a case at trial.
Yes, the Sixth Amendment requires that someone charged with a crime must be given a fair and speedy trial.
The short answer is: Yes, Legally, a "speedy trial" is a trial that is within the specified time-frame, set by law, referred to as the "statute of limitations". As long as the trial has occurred within that time-frame, the defendant has been given a "Fair and Speedy Trial", as required by the 6th and 14th Amendments of the U.S Constitution. Any further specification of "speedy" is an opinion, and has no legal standing.