Legal Question in Criminal Law in South Carolina

holding someone

How long can you hold someone for a high profile murder case, until trial?


Asked on 9/10/06, 4:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Johnston Law Offices of Robert J. Johnston

Re: holding someone

Everyone has a right to a "speedy trial."

The problem is that no definite period of time has been established to constitute what "speedy" is. We still have people in South Carolina waiting trial on cases 3 and 4 years old. There are ways to make the case come to trial quicker if that is what the defendant wants.

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Answered on 9/10/06, 6:02 pm


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