Havvard v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “No person shall be held on recognizance or otherwise to answer a criminal charge for a period in aggregate embracing more than one year from the date the criminal charge against such defendant is filed, or from the date of his arrest on such charge, whichever is later; except where a continuance was had on his motion, or the delay was caused by his act, or where there was not sufficient time to try him during such period because of congestion of the court calendar .... Any defendant so held shall, on motion, be discharged.”

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

2. “[a]n objection must be lodged in time to permit the trial court to reset the trial for a date within the proper period. " Id. (emphasis added). In this case, there is no question that Myers did not alert the trial court in time to permit it to reset the trial for a date within the one-year period. [10] Furthermore, we are not convinced that the use of the word "learns”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Indiana v. Daniel L. Myers

3. “When a defendant learns within the period provided by the rule that the case is set for trial at a time beyond the date permitted, the defendant must object to such a trial setting at the earliest opportunity.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Indiana v. Daniel L. Myers