California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Powell, 115 Cal.Rptr. 109, 40 Cal.App.3d 107 (Cal. App. 1974):
'Although 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, a criminal defendant may not juggle his constitutional rights in an attempt to evade prosecution. He may not demand a speedy trial and demand adequate representation, and, by the simple expedient of refusing to cooperate with his attorney, force a trial court to choose between the two demands, in the hope that a reviewing court will find that the trial court has made the wrong choice. 'We cannot tolerate such bad faith and we are not constitutionally required to do so. (Citations.)' (People v. Smyers, 261 Cal.App.2d 690, 700, 68 Cal.Rptr. 194, 201.)'
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