Howlin, I didn't know there were states, or at least one state, that has no speedy trial statute and no pre-trial probable cause proceeding in which the prosecution's prima facie case can be cross-examined, among other rather shocking shortcomings. It took me a full week to grasp that there will be no probable cause examination, for starters. I'm still having trouble acknowledging that.
I may have missed this in the thousands of posts about this case, but doesn't the 6th amendment of the US Constitution guarantee the right to a speedy trial?