As I read it, it showed that pretrial delays are not so uncommon, and occur in this country as well - contrasting with your prior statement.
Of course pretrial delays are common in this country. I never said they weren't. What I pointed out was that Maher was held in prison for three years pending trial, but that Westbay (guilty or innocent, and I'm leaning toward the idea that Edmonds dropped the shotgun and accidentally shot himself) was out on bond those three years.
There is a big difference between being held in foreign prison for three years pending trial, and being released on bond in this country...even for an incredible 17 1/2 years (THAT is amazing...there is NO way normal pre-trial delays can account for it) pending trial.