I keep hearing about people in jail for 3+ years awaiting trial. If they’re ‘innocent until proven guilty’ I dont understand why they are confined. I thought there was a right to a speedy trial also or is that not really the case?
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“Speedy trial” is a right, but a lot of defendants who know the evidence is against them, choose to wait it out, hoping that the charges will be dropped, the witnesses will forget details, some witnesses will move away (or die), etc. – all of which increase their chance of winning in trial or otherwise being truly free when released.
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