Good theory, except the law says that an indicted person has to be brought to trial within 70 days, or the indictment become null and void.
Once an indictment is filed with the court, the criminal case can proceed. By Federal law, once an indictment is filed and the defendant is aware of it, the case must proceed to trial within 70 days.
A violation of the speedy trial rule means that any conviction and sentence must be wiped out,
and the charges must be dismissed if the case has not reached trial. The federal Speedy Trial Act provides some instruction for federal cases.
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