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On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:17:42 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:59:52 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 9/26/14 11:49 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:58:50 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 9/26/14 10:46 AM, wrote:

Unless they have more than reported it might be hard to get past
habeas corpus. They literally don't have a body, nor can they even
prove something happened to the girl.

Indeed, but those issues have nothing to do with the "right to a speedy
trial."

It certainly does if the prosecution is not ready to go to trial.
Fortunately for them, lawyers get paid by the hour so, even if they
were ready, the defense will drag this out.
There is no such thing as speedy justice.

I'm sorry...has the guy been indicted? No? Then the clock isn't running.

It certainly is. He needs to be charged or released.

And once it starts running, doesn't the prosecution have six months or
so to get to trial? While the standards for obtaining an indictment are
pretty low, prosecutors usually try a bit harder for a murder true bill.

18 U.S. Code § 3161 says 70 days

The defense usually delays the trial unless they know for sure that
the prosecution doesn't have a case.

Unless you are in the south and the defendant is black...then, there are
no standards, apparently, and, if you are in Texas, in trial it doesn't
even matter if your defense attorney is awake or sober.

There was never problem in the north? I guess that means all of the
black people in the Maryland prison system were guilty and they never
rushed to judgement.
At least you proved black people are more likely to commit crimes,
just by looking at the DoC statistics.
28% of the Maryland population makes up 76% of the prison population.

The Virginia Felony Trial

You have the right to a speedy trial in Virginia. If you have been
accused of committing a felony and you are incarcerated, you will have
a trial within five months of your arrest. If you are not in custody,
your trial will take place within nine months.