Michigan Supreme Court· 10/17/1973

People v. Chism

Citations

211 N.W.2d 193
390 Mich. 104
1973 Mich. LEXIS 136

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holding that a 27-month incarceration was not prejudicial because it did not “jeopardize” the defendant’s defense
finding no prejudice for 27 months’ incarceration because there was “no testimony relevant to prejudice to defendant’s defense because of the length of the case such as loss of witnesses, etc.”
“The necessarily protracted litigation and defendant’s non- bailable condition account for the length of his presentence incarceration.”
“[O]n the matter of prejudice to [the] defendant because of the length of time before his trial, the most important thing is that there is no evidence that a fair trial was jeopardized by delay[.]”
“[O]n the matter of prejudice to [the] defendant because of the length of time before his trial, the most important thing is that there is no evidence that a fair trial was jeopardized by delay[.]”
“[O]n the matter of prejudice to defendant because of the length of time before his trial, the most important thing is that there is no evidence that a fair trial was jeopardized by delay, although obviously 27 months of incarceration is not an insignificant personal hardship.”

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Judges: Black, Levin, Kavanagh, Brennan, Swainson, Williams, Coleman

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