Matthew Blake Courtney v. State of Mississippi

KING, PRESIDING JUSTICE, DISSENTING:

¶38. Because the petition filed in the youth court was the equivalent of a formal indictment, served to notify Courtney that he was under the jurisdiction of the youth court, and accused him of crimes, I would find that his constitutional right to a speedy trial attached at the filing of the youth court petition. Accordingly, I dissent.

¶39. The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "[i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial ...." U.S. Const. amend. VI. At the time the alleged…