Is a defendant's right to a speedy trial diminished or diminished if he is held in prison in another jurisdiction?

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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