California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Watts, 274 Cal.App.2d 755, 79 Cal.Rptr. 409 (Cal. App. 1969):
'(t)o prevent undue and oppressive incarceration prior to trial, (2) to minimize anxiety and concern accompanying public accusation, and (3) to limit the possibilities that long delay will impair the ability of an accused to defend himself.' (Smith v. Hooey, 393 U.S. 374, 377, 89 S.Ct. 575, 576.)
Nor is the right of a defendant imprisoned in another jurisdiction to a speedy trial in the state in which a charge is pending destroyed or diminished because of such imprisonment. (Smith v. Hooey, Supra, 393 U.S. 374, 377, 89 S.Ct. 575, 576.) 1
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