Does a defendant have waived his or her speedy trial rights by entering into a personal injury case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Turner, B230100 (Cal. App. 2012):
The People's legal argument that a defendant may be found to have waived his or her speedy trial rights by his or her conduct is correct. (See, e.g., People v. Perez (1991) 229 Cal.App.3d 302, 307-316.) The problem with the People's argument is that it lacks evidentiary support. For reasons overlying those discussed above in addressing the
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