Rommel Amos v. Joe Thornton

How courts have described this case

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• finding that third factor weighed in defendant’s favor where record reflected that defendant asserted right on the day he was arrested and several times thereafter in both relevant jurisdictions
• finding insufficient evidence of prejudice where trial transcript did not reflect that witnesses’ memories had faded, especially not in a way that was material to defense
• “A delay must persist for at least eighteen months over and above [the] [one year] minimum for this factor to strongly favor the accused.”
• “A delay must persist for at least eighteen months over and above [the 12-month threshold] for this factor to strongly favor the accused.”
• same; state court “could easily conclude” 16-month delay did not violate speedy-trial rights

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).