What is the test for determining whether a defendant has a right to a speedy trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Escarcega, 186 Cal.App.3d 379, 230 Cal.Rptr. 638 (Cal. App. 1986):
It is established that "[a] defendant's right to a speedy trial may be denied simply by the failure of the state to provide enough ... public defenders or appointed counsel, so that an indigent must choose between the right to a speedy trial and the right to representation by competent counsel." (People v. Johnson (1980) 26 Cal.3d 557, 571, 162 Cal.Rptr. 431, 606 P.2d 738.)
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