James Robert Rowsey v. State of Mississippi

¶ 55. Our pronouncements on whether a claim of a violation of the right to a speedy trial may be waived by not obtaining an order after a motion or demand is filed unfortunately lack consistency and obfuscate the legal concepts of waiver and plain error. Accordingly, in the hope that we can find some clarity in future opinions, I take the present opportunity to write to explain how my review and understanding of our precedential history on the subjects has led me to concur with today’s majority,

¶ 56. The majority writes two things that I would like to address further. First, the majority…