705 So. 2d 1237 - State v. Shorts’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “The defendant's degree of proof of prejudice varies inversely with the government's culpability for the delay; where the government was reasonably diligent in its efforts to bring the defendant to trial, the defense must show specific prejudice to his defense. Doggett v. United States, 505 U.S. 647 , 112 S.Ct. 2686 , 120 L.Ed.2d 520 (1992). In that case[,] the United States Supreme Court found that toleration of the State's negligence varies inversely with the length of time involved, and a delay of eight and a half years was a denial of the defendant's right to a speedy trial although the prejudice was unspecified. Delays due to official negligence are weighed against the State to a lesser degree than deliberate delays for the purpose of determining whether there has been a violation of the defendant's constitutional right to a speedy trial. State v. Willis, 94-0056 (La.App. 1 Cir. 3/3/95) , 652 So.2d 586 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Larkins · 766 So. 2d 550 - State v. Gray