[Emmett McCarthy]

From what I've heard it appears that this schmuck prosecutor wants to hold off any trial on this until 2007. Doesn't NC provide these guys with a right to a speedy trial? I don't see where there's any evidence against these young men and, if it were me, I'd be demanding a speedy trial.

[sinkspur]

The trial is scheduled when it is so that the DA can "cool off the mark." Thomas Sowell had a great column about this.

These indictments were about winning an election. They've never been about actually trying anybody.

Oh, and for CGM's family, they've been about squeezing some cash out of a group of rich white boys.

[Peach]

I think I read that North Carolina law does not provide for the right to request a speedy trial. Sadly.

[Locomotive Breath]

See this about speedy trial in NC from "John in Carolina"

A speedy trial for Duke lax players? Let's ask a law professor.

I should have also given a hat tip in my original post to Betsy's Page

What the Duke Accuser Has to Gain

[mlc9852]

Speedy trial in NC is a joke. There is no certain time period for a speedy trial. This could drag on for a couple of years as far as the criminal cases.