Michigan Supreme Court· 12/21/1972

People v. Collins

Citations

202 N.W.2d 769
388 Mich. 680
1972 Mich. LEXIS 144

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recognizing that the crime at issue—armed robbery—was “a serious crime,” but describing it as “a simple street crime” given the circumstances of that case
holding the defendant failed to timely assert his right to a speedy trial despite being jailed for another arrest and losing his retained counsel
the prejudice prong weighed heavily against a defendant who did not assert his right to a speedy trial until the day before trial
prejudice to a person “would take the form of oppressive pretrial incarceration leading to anxiety and concern”
“This Court in considering length of delay has always considered the surrounding circumstances of the case.”
“There are two types of prejudice which a defendant may experience, that is, prejudice to his person and prejudice to his defense[,] [and] [p]rejudice to his -1- person would take the form of oppressive pretrial incarceration leading to anxiety and concern.”

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Judges: Kavanagh, Adams, Brennan, Swainson, Williams, Black

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