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· 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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