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Coffey v. State

Citations

  • 585 P.2d 514
  • 1978 Alas. LEXIS 574

How courts have described this case

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  • imposing on the accused the burden of establishing entrapment by a preponderance of the evidence
  • rule that affirmative steps to protect the right to speedy trial are not required is inapplicable to post-waiver situations, where affirmative steps may reasonably be required
  • rule that affirmative steps to protect the right to speedy trial are not required is inapplicable to post-waiver situations, where affirmative steps may reasonably be required
  • a delay of four months in a narcotics buy case in which the delay was caused by the “undercover” nature of the agent who only “surfaced” six weeks before the indictment, and the various claims of prejudice were insubstantial

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Judges: Boochever, Rabinowitz, Connor, Burke, Matthews

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