Can a criminal defendant be deprived of a speedy trial because the prosecution is lazy or indifferent?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Greenberger v. Superior Court, 219 Cal.App.3d 487, 267 Cal.Rptr. 849 (Cal. App. 1990):
10 "[A] criminal defendant may not be deprived of a speedy trial because the prosecution--or the defense--is lazy or indifferent, or because the prosecution seeks to harass the defendant rather than bring him fairly to justice...." (People v. Floyd, supra, 1 Cal.3d 694, 707, 83 Cal.Rptr. 608, 464 P.2d 64.)
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