- Speedy Trial Act
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Federal law establishing time limits for carrying out major events, i.e. indictment, arraignment, etc., in a criminal prosecution.
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speedy trial — The right of the accused to a speedy trial is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution and such right is implemented by 18 U.S.C.A. No. 3161 et seq. and Fed.R.Crim.P. 50. Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514, 92 S.Ct. 2182, 33 L.Ed.2d 101,… … Black's law dictionary
trial — A judicial examination and determination of issues between parties to action, whether they be issues of law or of fact, before a court that has jurisdiction. Tittsworth v. Chaffin, Mo.App., 741 S.W.2d 314, 317. A judicial examination, in… … Black's law dictionary
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