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HugeFinish t1_j61h0oy wrote

Reply to comment by sweetplantveal in NYC bike path terror suspect found guilty on all counts in killing of 8 people by electromagneticpost

I mean do you think the person was free and still running people over until the sentencing?

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[deleted] t1_j62fae6 wrote

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WTF_goes_here t1_j62h38l wrote

He waved his 6th early on. Defense attorneys ask their clients to do this regularly.

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klipseracer t1_j62xzqf wrote

Since I'm ignorant can you explain why?

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melthevag t1_j63bgdb wrote

It gives them more time to prepare for a trial

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jusmellow t1_j657fzc wrote

If your life is on the line you want your attorneys to be prepared. You can waive your right to a speedy trial.

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Cicero912 t1_j639p9y wrote

You only have the right to a speedy trial if you dont waive it, which is very common especially in big cases.

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Crixxa t1_j64cwgs wrote

That is an unusually long wait for a criminal case. Civil cases often drag out for years but criminal trials don't typically make it half that long without delays sought by the defendant.

When I worked as an ADA, the longest trial that dragged out while I was there took 3 years and mainly because the defendant knew he was going to have a very bad time in prison and we had enough evidence that no jury would fail to convict him. So he was constantly trying to find creative ways to cause delays.

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