692 So. 2d 509 - State v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “The constitutional right to a speedy trial attaches when an individual becomes an accused, either by indictment or bill of information, or by arrest and actual restraint. The initial inquiry is into the length of the delay. If the delay is presumptively prejudicial, there will be an inquiry into other factors, such as the reasons for the delay, defendant's assertion of his rights, and the actual prejudice to defendant. [citation omitted].”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. M.M. · 802 So. 2d 43 - State v. MM

2. “Defendant's statutory right to a speedy trial is found in La.Code Crim.P. art. 701(D), which provides that the trial of a Defendant charged with a felony shall commence within 120 days if he is continued in custody. "However, this article merely authorized the pre-trial release of Defendant, and upon a Defendant's conviction, the issue is moot." [ State v. ] McSweeney, 619 So.2d [861] at 865 [(La.App. 3 Cir. 1993)], citing, State v. Cowger, 581 So.2d 283 (La.App. 5 Cir.1991); State v. Johnston, 480 So.2d 823 (La.App. 2 Cir.1985).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 970 So. 2d 113 - State v. ALSANDOR