· 8/4/1980
State Ex Rel. Leonard v. Hey
Citations
- 269 S.E.2d 394
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- holding a delay of eleven years is presumptively prejudicial
- delay of eleven years between the commission of crime and indictment is presumptively prejudicial to defendant and violates due process, when State knew of defendant’s location and identification
- eleven-year delay between commission of the crime and the indictment
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Judges: Harshbarger
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