Supreme Court· 3/13/1967

Klopfer v. North Carolina

Citations

386 U.S. 213
87 S. Ct. 988
18 L. Ed. 2d 1
1967 U.S. LEXIS 2028
41 Ohio Op. 2d 168

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holding that the right to a speedy trial is incorporated through the Fourteenth Amendment and thus applies to the states
holding that “the right to a speedy trial is as fundamental as any of the rights secured by the Sixth Amendment”
holding that the right to a speedy trial “is one of the most basic rights preserved by our Constitution.”
holding that the right to a speedy trial “is one of the most basic rights preserved by our Constitution.”
holding that the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial is “fundamental” and applies to the states under the Fourteenth Amendment
holding that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the speedy trial right to state prosecutions

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Judges: Warren, Harlan, Stewart

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