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pnwmom

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Tue Jun-06-06 04:30 PM
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96. The common view outside of NC is that 6 months is the limit for

a "speedy" trial. Lots of DEFENDANTS ask for extra time in order to delay the process, hoping witnesses might go away, new exculpatory evidence might come to light, etc. And these requests for additional time are usually granted. (Think Scooter Libby. Fitzgerald was ready to proceed as soon as he got the indictment. It was Libby's lawyers who requested the delay.)

This is unusual because it is the State here who seems to need extra time, even though its case should have been prepared when it asked for the indictments.

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