Legal Opinion
Smith v. Hooey
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 20, 1969No. 198PublishedCited by 1,096 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
In Klopfer v. North Carolina, 386 U. S. 213, this Court held that, by virtue of the Fourteenth Amendment, the *375Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial1 is enforceable against the States as “one of the most basic rights preserved by our Constitution.” Id., at 226. The case before us involves the nature and extent of the obligation imposed upon a State by that constitutional guarantee, when the person under the state criminal charge is serving a prison sentence imposed by another jurisdiction.
In 1960 the petitioner was indicted in Harris County, Texas, upon a charge of theft. He was then, and…
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- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State Ex Rel. Fredenberg v. ByrneWisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
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