What is the test for speedy trial in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Stolp, C069983 (Cal. App. 2015):
Under the state Constitution, the right to a speedy trial attaches with the filing of the felony complaint, which in this case was April 2004. (People v. Martinez (2000) 22
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