The following excerpt is from Chauncey v. SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RENO, NEV., 453 F.2d 389 (9th Cir. 1971):
"Although federal habeas corpus relief is not ordinarily available to a state prisoner before trial, the peculiar nature of the right to a speedy trial requires an exception to this rule. The detrimental consequences of delay have been repeatedly catalogued. citations omitted Denial of a speedy trial adversely affects both the prisoner's present circumstances and his ability to defend himself in the future. Only a present remedy can lift its dual oppressions."
Kane v. Virginia, 419 F.2d 1369, 1372 (4th Cir.1970).
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