State of Oregon v. Kuhnhausen

The opinion of this court as first announced gave effect to a principle of constitutional law which the *576Anglo-Saxon, seven hundred years ago, deemed so vital that he wrote it into the Great Charter. Few of the cherished rights that protect those accused of crime can boast a heritage equally long and illustrious. The most unlettered man in the street, living amid our maze of laws, always has in mind that, if he becomes ensnared in our complex legal system, the State guarantees him a speedy trial. Constitutional rights are not to be apportioned by allotting a large portion to those whose guilt…