State v. Magnusen

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “A more neutral reason such as negligence or overcrowded courts should be weighed less heavily but nevertheless should be considered since the ultimate responsibility for such circumstances must rest with the government rather than with the defendant.” (Emphasis omitted.)
• with regard to the \reason for delay\ prong, the official neglect of an understaffed and overworked crime lab weighs, just barely, against state; court ultimately held that state did not violate defendant's right to speedy trial
• five-month delay by crime lab not attributed to State
• State prevails on defendant's showing only presumptive prejudice
• five-month delay by crime lab not attributed to State

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).