Hadley v. State

The issue presented in this case is whether the defendant Hadley, originally charged on March 16, 1972, and finally tried and found guilty on September 26,1973, was denied his right to a speedy trial as required by the sixth amendment to the Constitution of the United States and art. I, sec. 7, of the Wisconsin Constitution. We hold that Hadley was denied the constitutional right to a speedy trial. The charges against him, therefore, must be dismissed.

This appeal grows out of two incidents of armed robbery, one occurring on December 9, 1971, and the other on January 30, 1972. A complaint was…