Maybe, yet I think that when Nifong moved the trial to next year, the DoJ should have jumped.
Something 'bout "...the right to a speedy trial....".
I heard a commentator say that NC has no "speedy trial" reference in its laws....fwiw
Something 'bout "...the right to a speedy trial....".
>I heard a commentator say that NC has no "speedy trial" reference in its laws....fwiw
U.S. Constitution - Amendment 6
Amendment 6 - Right to Speedy Trial, Confrontation of Witnesses
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
There are numerous Civil Rights violations here. The DOJ should've been on this months ago.
This is the kind of stuff that angers me about Bush and his administration.