Is there any case law that supports the argument that a person who has been in prison for a long period of time without a trial is entitled to the same rights as a defendant in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Vaughn v. Wegman, Case No. 1:15-cv-01902-LJO-JLT (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2017):
Beto, 405 U.S. 319, 322 (1972) (per curiam)). However, " '[l]awful incarceration brings about the necessary withdrawal or limitation of many privileges and rights, a retraction justified by the considerations underlying our penal system.' " Id. (quoting Price v. Johnston, 334 U.S. 266, 285 (1948)).
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