The Oyez Project: Criminal Procedure Issues - Speedy Trial Decisions http://www.oyez.org/issues/criminal-procedure/speedy-trial/ U.S. Supreme Court Decisions, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) en-us Barker v. Wingo <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_71_5255/ Dickey v. Florida <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1969/1969_728/ Doggett v. United States <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1991/1991_90_857/ Henderson v. United States <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_84_1744/ Klopfer v. North Carolina <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1966/1966_100/ Smith v. Hooey <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1968/1968_198/ Strunk v. United States <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_72_5521/ United States v. $8,850 <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_81_1062/ United States v. Ewell <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1965/1965_29/ United States v. Loud Hawk <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_84_1361/ United States v. Lovasco <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1976/1976_75_1844/ United States v. Macdonald <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_75_1892/ United States v. Macdonald <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_1582/ United States v. Marion <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_19/ United States v. Rojas-Contreras <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_84_1023/ United States v. Taylor <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_87_573/ United States v. Von Neumann <p>No details yet.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_84_1144/ Zedner v. United States <p>(1) May a defendant waive his right to a speedy trial under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974? (2) May Zedner, who had previously signed a waiver of his rights under the Act, later base an appeal on the fact that such a waiver was invalid? (3) And was the judge's failure to exempt the 91-day period on the record harmless error?</p><p>No, yes, and no. In an opinion by Justice Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court unanimously held that a defendant may not simply waive his right to a speedy trial under the Act. The list of acceptable reasons for an "ends-of-justice" order by the judge includes specific mention of the defendant's need for time to obtain counsel and prepare his case. If the defendant could simply waive his rights under the Act in order to meet these needs, the judge would not need to give them special consideration.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2005/2005_05_5992/