Rios v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “Section 1. A court shall grant a motion to set aside an indictment, information, or complaint if the state is not ready for trial within: (1) 120 days of the commencement of a criminal action if the defendant is accused of a felony; ****** Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a criminal action commences for purposes of this article when an indictment, information, or complaint against the defendant is filed in court, unless prior to the filing the defendant is either detained in custody or released on bail or personal bond to answer for the same offense or any other offense arising out of the same transaction, in which event the criminal action commences when he is arrested. [[Image here]] Sec. 4. In computing the time for which the state must be ready for trial, the following periods shall be excluded: [[Image here]] (4) a period of delay resulting from the absence of the defendant because his location is unknown and; (A) he is attempting to avoid apprehension or prosecution; or (B) the state has been unable to determine his location by due diligence; (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Williamson v. State