Sentence examples for for a speedy trial from inspiring English sources

Some legal experts interpreted Mr. Stevens's request for a speedy trial as a show of confidence.

His lawyer asked for a speedy trial because, he said, his client had been threatened by Yankee fans.

But he agreed to Mr. Gottlieb's request for a speedy trial, setting a tentative trial date of Feb. 12.

His team is hoping for a speedy trial and a verdict without a jail term, so that even if turpitude is declared, it will quickly lapse.

Mr. Rosen's lawyers, proclaiming his innocence, had asked for a speedy trial, and he agreed to be tried alone, and before a judge, rather than a jury.

Mr. Rosen had asked for a speedy trial, putting pressure on federal prosecutors to build and argue their case in a far more compressed time frame than normal.

It is also clear that the principle of a speedy trial is not being honoured everywhere.

Gergel said he could set a trial date at some point in the interest of a speedy trial.

In Barker v. Wingo (1972), the Supreme Court announced four factors relevant to the determination of a Speedy Trial Clause violation: (1) the length of the delay, (2) the reason for the delay, (3) whether the defendant demanded a speedy trial, and (4) prejudice.

For example, in California, a speedy trial is defined as 45 days from the time of the infraction.

The "problem" is that the Charter guarantees a speedy trial for every Canadian, and in this case, the prosecution had bitten off more than they could chew, at least according to the judge who presided over the mega-trials.