· 7/7/1982
James Leroy Cain v. Steve Smith, Steven L. Beshear
Citations
- 686 F.2d 374
- 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 17651
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- eleven and one-half month delay is excessive and is a factor to be counted against the government
- “The speedy trial right has an amorphous quality which requires courts to ‘approach speedy trial cases on an ad hoc basis.’”
- IIV2 month delay in mundane garden-variety robbery case was presumptively prejudicial
- defendant languishing in jail for 11 months was oppressive and prejudicial
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Judges: Keith, Merritt, Jones
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