In the Interest of C.B.W. and C.B.W. v. the State of Texas

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• reasoning that even severe actual prejudice would not tip balance in defendant’s favor where government diligently pursued defendant and defendant was aware of charges against him but failed to demand a trial
• upholding district court’s finding that the government was diligent when the only action agents took was entering “stops” on defendant
• upholding district court’s finding of government diligence when agents only entered “stops” in various law enforcement databases after being unable to locate the defendant, who was aware of the indictment from the time of its filing
• “The Speedy Trial Clause primarily protects those who assert their rights, not those who acquiesce in the delay....”
• “The Speedy Trial Clause primarily protects those who assert their rights, not those who acquiesce in the delay . . .
• Speedy Trial Clause not designed to protect \those who acquiesce in the delay--perhaps hoping the government will change its mind or lose critical evidence.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).