Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 13, 1973No. Crim. 10254PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, J.
An information charging two counts of aggravated assault (Pen. Code, § § 217 and 245) was dismissed by the superior court on defendant Melvin C. Williams’ contention that an 18-month delay between the filing of the complaint and his arrest deprived him of his constitutional right to a speedy trial. The People have appealed.
It will be seen that we are concerned with what might be called “post indictment-prearrest” delay in the prosecution of one accused of crime.
The trial court ruled that an inference of “some prejudice” resulted to Williams from the long delay as a matter…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Pollard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Beavers v. HaubertSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- People v. WilsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- People v. WagnerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1977
- People v. CaveCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
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