Snyder v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 16 state decisions

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1. “[t]he third continuance was granted on May 28, 1985, in Judge Goldman’s chambers, and resulted in the trial date being reset for August 26, 1985, a delay of 90 days. Because the reporter’s notes were lost, no transcript of the proceeding is available. Ronnie [Snyder] argues that because there is no transcript showing why the continuance was granted, and no specific finding of good cause by the district court, this time should not be counted against him. We disagree. The July 1, 1985 and July 3, 1985 minute entries clearly indicate that the May 28, 1985 hearing was continued for plea negotiations, which ultimately failed. United States v. Odom, 674 F.2d 228 , 230 (4th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 457 U.S. 1125 [ 102 S.Ct. 2946 , 73 L.Ed.2d 1341 ] (1982), found the defendant had undertaken a course of action inconsistent with the IAD[A] by bargaining for a plea. We hold the minute entries are sufficient evidence that the trial was continued for good cause.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Snyder v. Sumner