Guarnera v. State

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial. Constitution of the United States, Amendment VI: Declaration of Rights of the Constitution of Maryland, Article 21. We have considered speedy trial rights in numerous cases. Among the more recent are State v. Lawless, 13 Md. App. 220, 283 A. 2d 160 (1971), cert. denied, 264 Md. 749, State v. Hunter, 16 Md. App. 306, 295 A. 2d 779 (1972), State v. Dubose, 17 Md. App. 292, 301 A. 2d 32 (1973), and State v. Jones, 18 Md. App. 11, 305 A. 2d 177 (1973).

The State as well as the accused has a substantial…