Court considers whether counsel affects speedy trial right 
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 15, 2013
Tags: speedy trial, Speedy Trial Act, U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – During oral arguments that included a rare comment from Justice Clarence Thomas, the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether a state’s failure to fund court-appointed counsel for a murder defendant should be weighed against the state in determining whether speedy trial rights were violated.
Justices to decide speedy trial case
Published: October 10, 2012
Tags: Criminal Law, right to counsel, speedy trial, Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a state’s failure to pay for counsel for an indigent defendant in a murder case should be weighed against the state in making a speedy trial analysis.
SPEEDY TRIAL
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: September 29, 2010
Tags: speedy trial
Is the time between the filing of a pretrial motion in a criminal case and its disposition automatically excluded in calculating the deadline for commencing trial under the Speedy Trial Act?
Justices take up Speedy Trial case
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: September 29, 2010
Tags: speedy trial
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the deadline for commencing trial under the Speedy Trial Act is automatically extended by the time between the filing of a criminal defendant’s pretrial motion and its disposition.
Court considers when Speedy Trial Act clock is tolled
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: October 6, 2009
Tags: pretrial motion, speedy trial
WASHINGTON – When a criminal defendant asks for extra time to file pretrial motions, and then waives his right to file them, is the intervening time excluded from Speedy Trial Act calculations?
SPEEDY TRIAL
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: June 4, 2009
Tags: pretrial motion, speedy trial
Is the time requested by a defense attorney to prepare pretrial motions excluded from the 70-day time limit for bringing a case to trial under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974 if no motion is filed?
U.S. Supreme Court. Bloate v. U.S., No. 08-728. Certiorari granted April 20, 2009. Ruling below: 534 F.3d 893 (8th Cir. 2007).
High Court: Does pretrial motion violate speedy trial right?
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: April 20, 2009
Tags: speedy trial, Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide next term whether the time requested by a defense attorney to prepare pretrial motions – even if no motion is filed – is excluded from the 70-day time limit for bringing a case to trial under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974.
SIXTH AMENDMENT
By:
Reni Gertner
Published: March 9, 2009
Tags: Sixth Amendment, speedy trial
Even though a defendant went through six assigned attorneys over three years, his right to a speedy trial was not violated.
Vermont v. Brillon, No. 08-88. March 9, 2009.
