Difference between revisions of "Right to a Speedy Trial"

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**(c) sixty days of the commencement of a criminal  action  wherein  the defendant is accused of one or more offenses, at least one of which is a misdemeanor  punishable  by  a sentence of imprisonment of not more than three months and none of which is a crime punishable by  a  sentence  of imprisonment of more than three months;
 
**(c) sixty days of the commencement of a criminal  action  wherein  the defendant is accused of one or more offenses, at least one of which is a misdemeanor  punishable  by  a sentence of imprisonment of not more than three months and none of which is a crime punishable by  a  sentence  of imprisonment of more than three months;
 
**(d)  thirty  days of the commencement of a criminal action wherein the defendant is accused of one or more offenses, at least one of which is a violation and none of which is a crime.
 
**(d)  thirty  days of the commencement of a criminal action wherein the defendant is accused of one or more offenses, at least one of which is a violation and none of which is a crime.
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===United States==
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In the United States, a defendant has the right to a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy trial"<ref>U.S. Constitution, 6th Amendment</ref>
  
 
===India===
 
===India===

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