44 Colo. App. 550 - People v. Aragon’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “We view Wizson as inapposite to this case. Here the defendant asserted his right by motion prior to the third trial And, the improper denial of a defendant's motion to dismiss for violation of his statutory right to a speedy trial divests the trial court of jurisdiction to proceed. Because the right to a speedy trial is one of the most cherished of our constitutional rights, we perceive no reason why the same result should not obtain when the constitutional right to a speedy trial is violated.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. McMurtry