Does a Dismissal for violation of the right to speedy trial bar a defendant from refiling charges against him?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Jackson v. Superior Court, 230 Cal.App.3d 1391, 281 Cal.Rptr. 545 (Cal. App. 1991):

2 Dismissal for violation of the right to speedy trial does not bar refiling of the charges. (People v. Orin (1975) 13 Cal.3d 937, 946-947, 120 Cal.Rptr. 65, 533 P.2d 193.)

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