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Supreme Court: no waiver of Speedy Trial Act

A defendant may not prospectively waive the provisions of the Speedy Trial Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. The act generally requires that a federal criminal trial begin within 70 days after a defendant is charged or makes an initial appearance, but it includes a scheme that allows specific periods of delay not to ...

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