Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York
speedy trial waiver
what happens if a waiver to a speedy trial is signed?
Asked on 11/24/07, 6:12 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
James Kats
James S. Kats, Esq.
Re: speedy trial waiver
The waiver allows the prosecution to take as much time as they want bringing the case to a grand jury. Also, if the defendant is in custody, it eliminates the defendant's right to have a hearing to test the weight of the prosecution's evidence (or have the case brought to a grand jury for indictment).
In other words, it gives the prosecution a free pass. My question is, What did the defendant get IN RETURN FOR THE WAIVER?
James S. Kats, Esq. www.lawjsk.com
Answered on 11/26/07, 9:47 am
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