If I had been the defendant, I might have been a little intimidated, but this guy stood his ground and requested
the same speedy trial that had just gotten his PD ass - whupped.
Not exact matches
Federal and State criminal law places a similar
speedy trial requirement on the government, and there is no justification for failing to impose this
same standard on the Bar Counsel's Office.
In this particular instance, a Rule 9 - 7 summary
trial would have afforded the parties an opportunity to litigate on one issue in a just,
speedy and inexpensive fashion, at the
same time allowing the court to find facts based on disputed evidence.
Fearing for his own safety once the news of his arrest became public, he asked the court for a
speedy trial, which he received: Arrested at 1:30 p.m., van Vlissingen was brought before the court, sentenced, and in prison by 5:15 that
same afternoon.