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To: RummyChick
"Don’t think the Judge should tell investigators that time is up."

Actually there is one of those Constitution thingys that mandates a speedy trial. The government should not be filing charges that they are not ready to prosecute.

20 posted on 10/01/2019 12:34:27 PM PDT by William Tell
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To: William Tell

The title indicates he hasn’t been charged.

You don’t get a speedy trial until you are charged


23 posted on 10/01/2019 12:35:44 PM PDT by RummyChick ("Pills, money .. this city is wicked. Your best friend will kill you here." Smoove about Baltimore)
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To: William Tell

The government should not be filing charges that they are not ready to prosecute.

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It is my understanding that you can be investigated forever. It’s one of the ways that prosecutors and DA’s can harass people over politics. I assume it’s sortof rate but I remember it being discussed in past here, mostly in reference to the context to hounding people in Trump’s orbit.

If a case goes cold, it goes cold. The only time you are protected is if there is a statute of limitations. There is no double-jeapardy for investigations that I know of, but I am no lawyer.


41 posted on 10/01/2019 12:49:11 PM PDT by z3n
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To: William Tell
Actually there is one of those Constitution thingys that mandates a speedy trial. The government should not be filing charges that they are not ready to prosecute.

There are no charges filed.

53 posted on 10/01/2019 1:06:03 PM PDT by FreeReign
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